Ghana vs Saint Lucia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ghana Saint Lucia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$700
$1194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1753
$2847
🏠 One person rent
$241
$515
🏘️ Family rent
$396
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$496
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$73.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$178
$1039
💸 GDP per capita
$2391
$14182
😃 Human freedom index
7.05
6.5
❤️ Life expectancy
65.5
72.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
59
🌐 English speaking %
67.2%
43%
🎓 Higher education
68
1
😀 Quality of life
41
49
🏙️ Population
34.4M
180K

The average cost of living in Ghana ($700) is 41% less expensive than in Saint Lucia ($1194). Ghana ranked 155th vs 67th for Saint Lucia 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 0.9 months in Saint Lucia. Ranked 123rd and 102nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ghana vs Saint Lucia

We calculate prices for Ghana and Saint Lucia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 2 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 Saint Lucia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.6
$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.6
$8.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$2.58
 Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$1086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$80.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27.05%
7.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5801
$2132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3314
$1496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$1.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.49
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$7.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$4.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.05
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.66
$7.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.74
$4.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.1
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.89
$6.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.09
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.9
$79.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.8
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8353
$10002

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Cities Comparison in Ghana vs Saint Lucia

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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 Saint Lucia

City Cost of living Population
Castries
$1178
20K
Vieux Fort
$1214
15.8K