Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 28.1% cheaper than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 39.3% less for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.71
F CFA2,240
|
$3.27
GHS46.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.49
F CFA5,724
|
$5.09
GHS72.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$0.55
GHS7.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
F CFA421
|
$0.22
GHS3.17
|
|
pay 7.4% more for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
F CFA404
|
$1.53
GHS21.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.29
F CFA4,396
|
$2.95
GHS42.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.65
F CFA5,213
|
$7.96
GHS113.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
F CFA1,299
|
$2.10
GHS29.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
F CFA2,286
|
$1.89
GHS26.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
F CFA780
|
$0.90
GHS12.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA247
|
$0.45
GHS6.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
F CFA457
|
$0.53
GHS7.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$0.98
GHS13.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA356
|
$0.88
GHS12.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
F CFA389
|
$0.71
GHS10.17
|
|
pay 39.9% less for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
F CFA3,105
|
$3.86
GHS54.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$26.48
GHS376.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,718.07
F CFA17,917,704
|
$8,310.68
GHS118,220.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.86
F CFA8,959
|
$10.89
GHS154.94
|
|
pay 51.8% less for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.80
F CFA33,645
|
$41.24
GHS586.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$722.31
F CFA435,500
|
$428.99
GHS6,102.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.48
F CFA196,242
|
$95.80
GHS1,362.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.36
F CFA71,363
|
$35.44
GHS504.13
|
|
pay 9.0% more for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.58
F CFA82,952
|
$59.09
GHS840.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,136.91
F CFA1,891,313
|
$5,489.48
GHS78,088.64
|
|
pay 20.8% less for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA597
|
$0.93
GHS13.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
F CFA1,518
|
$1.56
GHS22.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$1.15
GHS16.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.94
F CFA43,376
|
$30.11
GHS428.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$8.70
GHS123.79
|
|
pay 61.0% less for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.62
F CFA35,946
|
$15.66
GHS222.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.24
F CFA24,264
|
$18.59
GHS264.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
F CFA40,669
|
$32.46
GHS461.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.90
F CFA56,615
|
$33.24
GHS472.88
|
|
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