Ghana vs Togo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ghana Togo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$619
$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1550
$1878
🏠 One person rent
$206
$313
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.8
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$153
$145
💸 GDP per capita
$2406
$1043
😃 Human freedom index
7.07
6.32
❤️ Life expectancy
65.5
62.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
32
🌐 English speaking %
66.7%
1%
🎓 Higher education
67
33
😀 Quality of life
39
19
🏙️ Population
34.4M
9.52M

The average cost of living in Ghana ($619) is 24% less expensive than in Togo ($810). Ghana ranked 161st vs 126th for Togo in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Ghana compared to 0.2 months in Togo. Ranked 132nd and 179th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ghana vs Togo

We calculate prices for Ghana and Togo as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 6 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 Togo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.9
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.54
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.94
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$3.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$592
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.1
$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.91%
7.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6762
$1266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3918
$471
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$7.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.8
$5.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.96
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.7
$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$4.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.1
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.4
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.9
$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$77.6
$92.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6277
$3505

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Cities Comparison in Ghana vs Togo

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ghana

City Cost of living Population
Kumasi
$532
3.9M
Accra
$822
1.78M
Tamale
$576
730K
Ashaiman
$630
208K
Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
540K
Obuasi
$631
180K
Koforidua
$668
127K
Tema
$600
162K
Ho
$417
83.7K
Hohoe
$652
56.2K

In Togo

City Cost of living Population
Lome
$835
2.19M
Kara
$712
158K
Sokode
$705
115K
Atakpame
$699
98.2K
Kpalime
$684
87.5K
Sotouboua
$703
32.5K