Living Wage Series - Ghana - September 2020 - In GHS, per Month

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The Living Wage is based on the concept that work should provide an adequate income to cover the necessary living costs of a family. WageIndicator uses prices from the Cost of Living database that is the biggest data source for cost of living worldwide. The Living Wage is an approximate income needed to meet a family’s basic needs including food, housing, transport, health, education, mandatory deductions and other necessities.

The following table details the expenditure and income needs for the three commonly occurring family household compositions.

Expenditure and Living Wage calculation (monthly rates in GHS)

	Typical family	Standard family	Single-adult
	from-to	from-to	from-to
Family size	6.0	4	1
Food expenses	982-1381	655-920	164-230
Housing expenses	3710-5820	3710-5820	3710-4750
Transport expenses	730-1003	730-1003	365-502
Healthcare expenses	40-52	27-35	7-9
Education expenses	40-58	20-29	0
Drinking water expenses	85-90	57-60	14-15
Clothing expenses	56-60	37-40	9-10
Phone tariff (60 minutes)	13-30	13-30	7-15
5% extra expenses	283-425	262-397	214-277
Total cost of living	5939-8919	5511-8334	4490-5808
Earners per family	1.8	1.8	1
Net Living Wage	3337-5011	3062-4630	4490-5808
Mandatory payroll deductions	834-971	757-950	942-1015
Gross Living Wage	4170-5980	3820-5580	5430-6820

Note: For more details see Living Wage FAQ.

Living Wages in Context (monthly rates in GHS)

The statutory Minimum Wages are laid down in laws or government regulations and therefore constitutes both a worker's rights and an employer's obligation. By contrast Living Wages are not prescribed by law and can therefore not be legally enforced. Instead, Living Wages provide a benchmark for employers who voluntarily commit to pay wages according to the local living standards.
WageIndicator presents Living Wages jointly with Minimum Wages, aiming to raise awareness concerning the remaining differences in levels. Living Wages are presented in context with other wage indicators. Prevailing wages of workers in low-, medium-, and high-skilled occupations are obtained from the voluntary WageIndicator web survey on work and wages.

	2020
Minimum wage	319.1
Living Wage - Single Adult	5430-6820
Living Wage - Typical Family	4170-5980
Real wage of low-skilled worker	600-835
Real wage of medium-skilled worker	650-1050
Real wage of high-skilled worker	1220-1990

Note: Table shows the lowest monthly Minimum Wage in a country, when available. Figures in the table are rounded.

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