Ghana vs Namibia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ghana Namibia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$650
$968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1627
$2215
🏠 One person rent
$225
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.4
$50.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$176
$516
💸 GDP per capita
$2391
$4413
😃 Human freedom index
7.05
7.5
❤️ Life expectancy
65.5
67.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
46
🌐 English speaking %
66.7%
17.2%
🎓 Higher education
68
45
😀 Quality of life
42
42
🏙️ Population
34.4M
3.03M

The average cost of living in Ghana ($650) is 33% less expensive than in Namibia ($968). Ghana ranked 161st vs 104th for Namibia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ghana compared to 0.5 months in Namibia. Ranked 126th and 125th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ghana vs Namibia

We calculate prices for Ghana and Namibia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Ghana Namibia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.68
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.1
$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.69
 Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$1042
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$432
$808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.2
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.4
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.4
$56.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
11.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5718
$1207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3345
$561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$7.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.32
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$8.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.38
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.65
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.18
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.9
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.1
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.21
$7.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.4
$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.9
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$88.8
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7241
$5893

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Cities Comparison in Ghana vs Namibia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ghana

City Cost of living Population
Kumasi
$562
3.9M
Accra
$861
1.78M
Tamale
$612
730K
Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
540K
Ashaiman
$654
208K
Obuasi
$664
180K
Koforidua
$703
127K
Tema
$607
162K
Ho
$454
126K
Hohoe
$683
56.2K

In Namibia

City Cost of living Population
Windhoek
$1023
431K
Walvis Bay
$905
103K
Otjiwarongo
$874
49K
Swakopmund
$883
75.9K
Mariental
$986
18.5K
Rehoboth
$934
40.8K
Gobabis
$968
33.4K
Tsumeb
$873
35K
Omaruru
$971
10.8K
Oshikango
$855
12.4K