Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 37.3% cheaper than Brunei.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 42.2% less for restaurants
Brunei
|
Ghana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.70
BND6.34
|
$3.27
GHS46.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.86
BND7.90
|
$5.09
GHS72.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
BND1.60
|
$0.55
GHS7.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
BND1.07
|
$0.22
GHS3.17
|
|
pay 35.0% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
BND2.79
|
$1.53
GHS21.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.61
BND7.56
|
$2.95
GHS42.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
BND8.58
|
$7.96
GHS113.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
BND3.24
|
$2.10
GHS29.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
BND4.57
|
$1.89
GHS26.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
BND2.32
|
$0.90
GHS12.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.91
BND2.57
|
$0.45
GHS6.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
BND2.27
|
$0.53
GHS7.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
BND2.89
|
$0.98
GHS13.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
BND1.34
|
$0.88
GHS12.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
BND1.22
|
$0.71
GHS10.17
|
|
pay 24.0% more for transportation
Brunei
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.30
BND1.75
|
$3.86
GHS54.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND29.98
|
$26.48
GHS376.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,028.03
BND31,032.21
|
$8,310.68
GHS118,220.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND33.99
|
$10.89
GHS154.94
|
|
pay 40.1% less for housing
Brunei
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.81
BND122.37
|
$41.24
GHS586.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.89
BND666.90
|
$428.99
GHS6,102.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$556.37
BND749.76
|
$95.80
GHS1,362.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.28
BND52.93
|
$35.44
GHS504.13
|
|
pay 61.6% less for childcare
Brunei
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.56
BND334.96
|
$59.09
GHS840.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,354.39
BND13,953.42
|
$5,489.48
GHS78,088.64
|
|
pay 36.3% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.30
BND3.10
|
$0.93
GHS13.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
BND5.06
|
$1.56
GHS22.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.20
BND13.74
|
$1.15
GHS16.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.77
BND89.98
|
$30.11
GHS428.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
BND6.50
|
$8.70
GHS123.79
|
|
pay 70.0% less for clothing
Brunei
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.14
BND78.35
|
$15.66
GHS222.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.50
BND81.53
|
$18.59
GHS264.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.63
BND136.96
|
$32.46
GHS461.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.84
BND146.67
|
$33.24
GHS472.88
|
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