Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 23.7% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 89.8% more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA502
|
$3.27
GHS45.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,306
|
$5.09
GHS71.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA469
|
$0.55
GHS7.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA251
|
$0.22
GHS3.12
|
|
pay 11.3% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA539
|
$1.53
GHS21.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.95
GHS41.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,600
|
$7.96
GHS111.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,537
|
$2.10
GHS29.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.89
GHS26.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.90
GHS12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA305
|
$0.45
GHS6.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA260
|
$0.53
GHS7.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA413
|
$0.98
GHS13.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA825
|
$0.88
GHS12.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA351
|
$0.71
GHS10.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,786
|
$3.86
GHS53.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA3,014
|
$26.48
GHS370.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$8,310.68
GHS116,292.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,339
|
$10.89
GHS152.41
|
|
pay 24.7% less for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA25,068
|
$41.24
GHS577.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA251,185
|
$428.99
GHS6,002.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA125,593
|
$95.80
GHS1,340.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA42,258
|
$35.44
GHS495.91
|
|
pay 58.1% less for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA75,356
|
$59.09
GHS826.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,256,377
|
$5,489.48
GHS76,815.31
|
|
pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA703
|
$0.93
GHS12.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA754
|
$1.56
GHS21.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA1,005
|
$1.15
GHS16.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA25,119
|
$30.11
GHS421.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$8.70
GHS121.78
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$15.66
GHS219.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$18.59
GHS260.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$32.46
GHS454.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$33.24
GHS465.17
|
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