What to expect when moving to Ghana

Hello dear, am a Ghanaian leaving in Brussels Belgium. Yes I know everything about my country. moving to Ghana is not a wrong choose you made, you can ask me anything you want to know and I will assist you . Thanks

Hi Priscilla,
I moved to Ghana about 2 months ago with my family after some yrs in NY, US.
Even though i was born in Ghana and lived here until after high school, i did not prepare lightly for my move. I considered all options. I have not regretted I did.
Considering that you have not lived here before and are new to the culture, my following suggestions could be a helpful guide.
Let start with the triggers to shape your preparation:
Depending on which region or town you want to live, it could be expensive in terms or rent in some plush places in Accra and cheaper in places like Kumasi or Takoradi. If you like eating out, Accra is expensive but if you love cooking at home, food stuffs, vegies and fruits are not expensive.

Accra is bustling with social life but you will need a car of your own if you love moving a lot. There are quite number of rental rental companies in Accra and others in Takoradi like SADAK car rentals. There are public transport services available, Taxi services, uber ( limited to some part of Accra and Kumasi), trotro services. There are intercity bus services that are very confortatble like STC, VIP and VVIP etc. but they could be expensive in terms of money, time and comfort. That also depends on your location.

Internet services in Ghana is quite expensive and could be slow and unstable depending on the network and their coverage area.
If you plan to depend heavily on internet for work, you  should plan to spend some decent amount per month for the required data /bytes you want. google webtsites of glo ghana, surfline ghana, vodafone and mtn ghana to acquaint yourself with what they offer.

Erratic power situation has subsided for about a year now which used to be a major problem. There are still works in progress to make the situation much better. Some real estate and apartment management companies that have plants offer power when the national grid goes off. get rechargeable lights, solar bulbs, flash lights incase.

Get mosquito nets, yellow fever injections and malaria medications for personal use for preventive and curative purposes against malaria.

Ghana is peaceful and lovely place to live. People are very nice but be careful as some people are fraudsters. Seek guide from genuine people, read and watch blogs ,vlogs from other expats who have lived in Ghana and also ask for information from local people at your work place.
Double check  every information some of the locals give you as some Ghanaians love hear says.

There are more business opportunities in Ghana, patience, right info and open mindedness are some of the keys to tapping into most of the opportunities.
Let me know if you have any other questions i can help you with.
Thanks
Tony

I went to Ghana, Accra, as a tourist. The country is beautiful, but the only thing is you can feel the poverty when you live between them. Ghanaian people are very friendly, and mostly they know English, so its very easy to communicate with them.

After you exclude the accommodation cost, living there is very cheap. When it comes to the rent its not cheap, and if you are intending to buy a property, its not cheap too.

Ghana is a very good country to start a business whatever the field you are seeking for, will work. I saw good number of Chinese people, Indians, and Lebanese.

Moving to Ghana needs good plan and budget.