Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 37.7% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 57.6% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$3.27
GHS46.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$5.09
GHS72.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF162
|
$0.55
GHS7.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$0.22
GHS3.17
|
|
pay 43.9% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
$1.53
GHS21.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.95
GHS42.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
$7.96
GHS113.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
$2.10
GHS29.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
$1.89
GHS26.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF316
|
$0.90
GHS12.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF181
|
$0.45
GHS6.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF226
|
$0.53
GHS7.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF192
|
$0.98
GHS13.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$0.88
GHS12.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF155
|
$0.71
GHS10.17
|
|
pay 45.5% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
$3.86
GHS54.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.48
GHS376.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$8,310.68
GHS118,220.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
$10.89
GHS154.94
|
|
pay 61.7% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
$41.24
GHS586.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
$428.99
GHS6,102.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
$95.80
GHS1,362.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
$35.44
GHS504.13
|
|
pay 53.0% more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
$59.09
GHS840.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
$5,489.48
GHS78,088.64
|
|
pay 57.2% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
$0.93
GHS13.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF424
|
$1.56
GHS22.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.15
GHS16.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
$30.11
GHS428.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
$8.70
GHS123.79
|
|
pay 51.1% less for clothing
Djibouti
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
$15.66
GHS222.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
$18.59
GHS264.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
$32.46
GHS461.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
$33.24
GHS472.88
|
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