Ghana vs United Arab Emirates - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ghana United Arab Emirates
🚶 Cost of living one person
$619
$2101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1550
$4583
🏠 One person rent
$206
$1412
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$2441
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$419
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.8
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$153
$3410
💸 GDP per capita
$2406
$49378
😃 Human freedom index
7.07
5.9
❤️ Life expectancy
65.5
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
68
🌐 English speaking %
66.7%
65%
🎓 Higher education
67
68
😀 Quality of life
39
83
🏙️ Population
34.4M
10.9M

The average cost of living in Ghana ($619) is 71% less expensive than in the United Arab Emirates ($2101). Ghana ranked 161st vs 17th for the United Arab Emirates 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 1.6 months in the United Arab Emirates. Ranked 132nd and 27th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ghana vs the United Arab Emirates

We calculate prices for Ghana and the United Arab Emirates as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 9 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 United Arab Emirates
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$9.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.9
$57.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.54
$9.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$11.5
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$1623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$1083
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$592
$3576
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$2450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.1
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$99.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.91%
4.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6762
$6782
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3918
$5779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$8.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.8
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.96
$5.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.7
$71.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.1
$70.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$9.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.4
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.9
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$77.6
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6277
$11633

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Cities Comparison in Ghana vs the United Arab Emirates

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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 the United Arab Emirates

City Cost of living Population
Dubai
$2514
3.94M
Abu Dhabi
$1942
1.57M
Al Ain
$1449
767K
Sharjah
$1419
1.25M
Ajman
$2521
490K
Fujairah
$1228
119K
Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
116K
Umm al-Quwain
$1183
44.4K
Madinat Zayed
$1730
29.1K