A foreign man living in Ghana has said that living in country is more expensive than in Singapore.
According to the foreigner, Ghana is more expensive than Singapore in so many ways, and he quizzed how people with low incomes survive in Ghana.
He highlighted that, in Ghana, everything is overpriced, adding that transportation, ordering groceries, and ordering food are expensive.
Speaking in a self-recorded video, the Foreigner now living in Ghana stated, “If you live in Ghana, I have a genuine question for you. By the way, I just moved here a month ago.
Why is Ghana very expensive when it comes to transportation, getting cabs, ordering groceries, and ordering food? Everything is so overpriced”.
“And I am saying this as someone who has lived in many expensive countries. I lived in Singapore, and trust me, Ghana is more expensive in many ways. If I want to pay for a meal through bolt I have to pay 100, 70 cedis for a meal that is very decent and does not fill me up”.
He further quizzed, “This has me wandering the people with low incomes how do they manage to survive when living costs are so expensive here”.
The foreigner in Ghana comments has ignited comments in social media, with netizens saying, “Ghana feels expensive when you’re living the expat/imported-goods + Bolt Food + Uber life in Accra.
Most locals cook at home, buy from markets, use trotros, and treat delivery as a rare treat , that’s how people survive”.
Another X user added, “If you want to live an expensive life in Ghana 🇬🇭, you’ll be given an expensive living. Don’t worry, we do well with that service.
There’s a way moderate living most Ghanaians afford”.
One Ghanaian educated the Foreigner, “We don’t order food as you do, we cook it. There are places we don’t reside, we go der only in December or occasionally. We don’t do bolt regularly; we use tactics. It’s expensive here, but we survive on actins n tactics”.
“See, as people are defending instead of explaining why.
I felt the expense when I visited from Nigeria.
Especially Accra, and of course, many visitors will like to visit the capital at least first”, one more netizen added.
Additionally, another Ghanaian added, “Why the faw are these people suddenly coming out of the woodwork to ruin Ghana’s name after speed? You Ghanaians don’t see what is happening? One blogger at a time to undo all the good images. Tell him to go back to his country, as they do say”.
One more X user added, “A poor nation with greedy people has overpriced goods &services, which applies to most black nations.
They will fleece themselves to fund egregious consumerism of luxurious cars they cannot repair& tacky carbuncle mansion.
Nothing in their heads than running away from the mess!”.
Watch the video below:
“Ghana is more expensive than Singapore in many ways. How do low-income people manage to survive when the cost of living in Ghana is so high?”
— 𝐀𝐒𝐊 (@askghmedia) February 9, 2026
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