Ghana vs Palestine - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ghana Palestine
🚶 Cost of living one person
$700
$1170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1753
$2700
🏠 One person rent
$241
$515
🏘️ Family rent
$396
$810
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$178
$115
💸 GDP per capita
$2391
$2592
😃 Human freedom index
7.05
4
❤️ Life expectancy
65.5
65.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
18
🌐 English speaking %
67.2%
20%
🎓 Higher education
68
52
😀 Quality of life
41
25
🏙️ Population
34.4M
5.29M

The average cost of living in Ghana ($700) is 40% less expensive than in Palestine ($1170). Ghana ranked 155th vs 70th for Palestine 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 0.1 months in Palestine. Ranked 123rd and 163rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ghana vs Palestine

We calculate prices for Ghana and Palestine as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 8 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 Palestine
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.6
$50.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.6
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$5.81
 Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$575
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$907
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$701
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$94.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27.05%
9.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5801
$2666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3314
$2045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$18.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$2.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.49
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.05
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.66
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.74
$4.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.1
$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.89
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$35
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.09
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.9
$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.8
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8353
$3612

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Cities Comparison in Ghana vs Palestine

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ghana

City Cost of living Population
Kumasi
$606
3.9M
Accra
$927
1.78M
Tamale
$666
730K
Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
540K
Ashaiman
$697
208K
Obuasi
$714
180K
Tema
$583
162K
Koforidua
$762
127K
Ho
$500
126K
Hohoe
$727
56.2K

In Palestine

City Cost of living Population
Gaza
$862
590K
Ashdod
$2305
220K
Hebron
$977
215K
Nablus
$1070
178K
Ramallah
$1205
43.9K
Qalqilya
$1020
41.7K
Bethlehem
$1077
36K
Dura
$1149
6K