Ghana vs Sudan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Ghana Sudan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$650
$850
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1627
$1926
🏠 One person rent
$225
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.4
$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$176
$142
💸 GDP per capita
$2391
$985
😃 Human freedom index
7.05
3.98
❤️ Life expectancy
65.5
66.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
14
🌐 English speaking %
66.7%
93.7%
🎓 Higher education
68
49
😀 Quality of life
42
26
🏙️ Population
34.4M
50.4M

The average cost of living in Ghana ($650) is 24% less expensive than in Sudan ($850). Ghana ranked 161st vs 122nd for Sudan 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 0.2 months in Sudan. Ranked 126th and 166th best countries to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Ghana vs Sudan

We calculate prices for Ghana and Sudan as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 12 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 Sudan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.68
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.1
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.98
 Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$432
$467
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.2
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.4
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.4
$60.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
29.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5718
$2092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3345
$1139
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$6.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$11.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.32
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$7.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$7.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.38
$3.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.65
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.18
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.9
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.21
$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.4
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.9
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$88.8
$80.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7241
$1618

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cities Comparison in Ghana vs Sudan

More countries to compare

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 Sudan

City Cost of living Population
Khartoum
$832
5.35M
Omdurman
$848
2.81M
Khartoum North
$819
936K
Kassala
$931
536K
Kosti
$800
528K
El-Obeid
$804
560K
Port Sudan
$964
580K
Nyala
$919
493K
El-Gadarif
$858
355K
Ad-Damazin
$771
186K
Al-Fashir
$905
286K
Atbara
$1104
135K