Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 45.8% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 70.5% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$3.27
GHS46.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
$5.09
GHS72.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$0.55
GHS7.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$0.22
GHS3.17
|
|
pay 28.9% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$1.53
GHS21.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
$2.95
GHS42.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
$7.96
GHS113.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$2.10
GHS29.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
$1.89
GHS26.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.90
GHS12.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA707
|
$0.45
GHS6.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.53
GHS7.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$0.98
GHS13.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$0.88
GHS12.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA677
|
$0.71
GHS10.17
|
|
pay 38.0% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
$3.86
GHS54.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$26.48
GHS376.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
$8,310.68
GHS118,220.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.89
GHS154.94
|
|
pay 57.1% less for housing
Gabon
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
$41.24
GHS586.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
$428.99
GHS6,102.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
$95.80
GHS1,362.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
$35.44
GHS504.13
|
|
pay 24.2% less for childcare
Gabon
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
$59.09
GHS840.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
$5,489.48
GHS78,088.64
|
|
pay 43.6% less for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA597
|
$0.93
GHS13.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
$1.56
GHS22.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$1.15
GHS16.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
$30.11
GHS428.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.70
GHS123.79
|
|
pay 58.5% less for clothing
Gabon
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
$15.66
GHS222.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
$18.59
GHS264.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$32.46
GHS461.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
$33.24
GHS472.88
|
|
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