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Ghana
Triplandio Ghana guide covers 3 travel guides with 1 city across 12 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 12 self-guided walking tours in Ghana with 66 POI, spanning 52.9 km in total. Get inspired by 4 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
City & Country Data Ghana
Key travel data — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Ghana
Cost
HIGH
Safety
57
Health
13
Lifestyle
49
Infra
11
Rank
#86
Score
24
Tourists
897K/y
GDP/cap
$3.3k
Life Exp
65.7 yrs
Population
35.1M
Currency
GHS GH₵
Language
English
Payments
Cash only
Emergency
191
Traditional Local Food Ghana
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Street food
Vegan
Gari Fotoh
gah-ree fo-toh
· Crushed cassava with spices
A mix of finely grated cassava served with spices.
Open Gari Fotoh recipe
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Kontomire Stew
Abom
kon-to-mee-ray stew
· Spinach and cocoyam stew
Stew made from cocoyam leaves and traditional spices.
Open Kontomire Stew recipe
Main course
Vegan
Red Red
Stewed black-eyed peas
A spicy stew of black-eyed peas and fried plantains.
Open Red Red recipe
Snack
Vegan
Kelewele
kel-uh-wel-ey
· Spicy fried plantains
Fried plantains coated with ginger and spices.
Open Kelewele recipe