Ghana vs Peru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ghana Peru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$606
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1694
$2015
🏠 One person rent
$204
$325
🏘️ Family rent
$499
$571
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$75
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$241
$485
💸 GDP per capita
$2260
$7907
😃 Human freedom index
7.07
7.62
❤️ Life expectancy
63.9
73.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
31
🌐 English speaking %
66.7%
8%
🎓 Higher education
68
69
😀 Quality of life
36
45
🏙️ Population
32.8M
33.7M

The average cost of living in Ghana ($606) is 25% less expensive than in Peru ($805). Ghana ranked 162nd vs 124th for Peru in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ghana compared to 0.6 months in Peru. Ranked 128th and 91st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ghana vs Peru

We calculate prices for Ghana and Peru as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 32 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 Peru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.79
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.5
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.34
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.3
$239
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.9
$31.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$48
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.6
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.24%
10.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$1771
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2475
$1530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$18.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$9.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.95
$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.48
$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.94
$6.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.87
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.03
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$28.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.74
$7.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$30.4
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$72.1
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7200
$6432

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ghana

City Cost of living Population
Accra
$729
1.78M
Tamale
$507
730K
Sekondi-Takoradi
$577
540K
Kumasi
$433
444K
Ashaiman
$560
208K
Tema
$553
162K
Obuasi
$551
180K
Koforidua
$588
127K
Hohoe
$575
56.2K
Ho
$354
83.7K

In Peru

City Cost of living Population
Lima
$977
9.94M
Arequipa
$588
1.01M
Trujillo
$714
920K
Callao
$790
537K
Chiclayo
$598
553K
Piura
$565
473K
Iquitos
$694
378K
Chimbote
$504
395K
Cusco
$626
428K
Huancayo
$562
378K
Cajamarca
$549
201K
Juliaca
$547
276K
Pucallpa
$489
326K
Tacna
$414
286K
Tarapoto
$562
240K
Ica
$656
282K
Huacho
$685
201K
Huanuco
$622
197K
Sullana
$505
162K
Ayacucho
$598
216K
Puno
$520
129K
Huaraz
$561
119K
Tumbes
$463
96.9K
Talara
$513
99.6K
Pisco
$614
110K
Jaen
$548
81.6K
Paita
$518
81.2K
Huaral
$727
79K
Puerto Maldonado
$560
85K
Abancay
$591
72.3K