Common information
- Country
- Ghana
- Population
- 143 015
Cost of living and prices in Cape Coast
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre435USD/month
- in city centre460USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre831USD/month
- in city centre927USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 4 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 49 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 7 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 0 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 3 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 2 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 7 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 5 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 2 USD |
Transportation
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 2 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 6 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 7,893 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 10,133 USD |
Entertainment
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 9 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 15 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 19 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 34 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 34 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 53 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 12 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 460 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 435 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 927 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 831 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 24.25 |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Cape Coast
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 36 | 37 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 33 | 39 |
| Average high, °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 |
| Average temperature, °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 |
| Average low, °C | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 |
| Record low, °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 15 |
| Rain, days | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 57 |
| Fog, days | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 86 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 65 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 68 | 87 | 64 | 26 | 19 | 33 | 69 | 99 | 206 | 324 | 95 | 49 | 1139 |
| Relative humidity, % | 88 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 86 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 96 | 96 | 96 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 84 | 80 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 76 | 79 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 78 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Dew point, °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 284 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 444 | 490 | 501 | 515 | 515 | 489 | 539 | 522 | 524 | 474 | 462 | 443 | 5917 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 |