Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 1.2% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 26.0% more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
BIF5,510
|
$3.39
GHS47.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
BIF9,299
|
$5.85
GHS81.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BIF1,240
|
$0.51
GHS7.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BIF1,929
|
$0.20
GHS2.75
|
|
pay 37.1% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BIF1,929
|
$1.07
GHS15.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
BIF11,480
|
$3.60
GHS50.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
BIF8,604
|
$6.56
GHS91.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
BIF7,604
|
$1.39
GHS19.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
BIF9,269
|
$1.51
GHS21.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
BIF7,082
|
$0.91
GHS12.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
BIF875
|
$0.59
GHS8.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
BIF1,666
|
$0.63
GHS8.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$0.79
GHS11.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BIF771
|
$0.83
GHS11.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BIF1,479
|
$0.71
GHS9.92
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
Burundi
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
BIF12,516
|
$3.48
GHS48.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.42
BIF41,328
|
$13.79
GHS192.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,458.30
BIF38,573,158
|
$5,681.67
GHS79,504.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
BIF24,797
|
$6.37
GHS89.20
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
BIF41,328
|
$44.96
GHS629.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.29
BIF619,926
|
$532.41
GHS7,450.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.71
BIF234,194
|
$81.19
GHS1,136.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.03
BIF31,604
|
$27.28
GHS381.70
|
|
pay 70.8% less for childcare
Burundi
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.65
BIF1,377,613
|
$57.14
GHS799.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,016.34
BIF34,440,320
|
$5,592.22
GHS78,253.01
|
|
pay 20.0% less for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.58
BIF1,653
|
$0.69
GHS9.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
BIF6,199
|
$1.14
GHS16.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
BIF6,888
|
$1.20
GHS16.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
BIF55,105
|
$30.68
GHS429.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$24.03
BIF68,881
|
$4.16
GHS58.17
|
|
pay 63.2% less for clothing
Burundi
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.03
BIF68,881
|
$10.55
GHS147.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.10
BIF206,642
|
$9.90
GHS138.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.07
BIF137,761
|
$27.96
GHS391.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.52
BIF247,970
|
$27.10
GHS379.21
|
|
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