Ghana vs Singapore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ghana Singapore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$606
$3053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1694
$6975
🏠 One person rent
$204
$2103
🏘️ Family rent
$499
$3880
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$75
$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$241
$4035
💸 GDP per capita
$2260
$84734
😃 Human freedom index
7.07
7.85
❤️ Life expectancy
63.9
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
84
🌐 English speaking %
66.7%
96.4%
🎓 Higher education
68
95
😀 Quality of life
36
93
🏙️ Population
32.8M
5.87M

The average cost of living in Ghana ($606) is 80% less expensive than in Singapore ($3053). Ghana ranked 162nd vs 3rd for Singapore 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 1.3 months in Singapore. Ranked 128th and 5th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ghana vs Singapore

We calculate prices for Ghana and Singapore 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 Singapore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.79
$9.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.5
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.34
$7.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$7.6
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$2528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.3
$1833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$5159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$3332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.9
$97.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.6
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.24%
3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$21990
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2475
$7571
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$16.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.95
$24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$3.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.48
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.94
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.87
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$4.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29
$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.03
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.74
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$74
👟 Brand Sneakers
$30.4
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$72.1
$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7200
$27755

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Cities Comparison in Ghana vs Singapore

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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 Singapore

City Cost of living Population
Singapore City
$3059
5.87M
Bukit Merah
$2788
152K