Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 62.8% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 72.4% less for restaurants
Barbados
|
Ghana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
BBD60.00
|
$3.39
GHS46.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.41
BBD20.82
|
$5.85
GHS79.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
BBD3.51
|
$0.51
GHS6.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
$0.20
GHS2.67
|
|
pay 57.4% less for groceries
Barbados
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.61
BBD5.23
|
$1.07
GHS14.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.69
BBD15.38
|
$3.60
GHS48.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.27
BBD26.54
|
$6.56
GHS89.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.07
BBD10.13
|
$1.39
GHS18.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
BBD10.73
|
$1.51
GHS20.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
BBD3.47
|
$0.91
GHS12.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$0.59
GHS8.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
BBD3.45
|
$0.63
GHS8.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.44
BBD4.88
|
$0.79
GHS10.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
BBD2.55
|
$0.83
GHS11.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
BBD3.27
|
$0.71
GHS9.65
|
|
pay 75.3% less for transportation
Barbados
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.94
BBD15.88
|
$3.48
GHS47.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.50
BBD111.00
|
$13.79
GHS187.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,500.00
BBD85,000.00
|
$5,681.67
GHS77,288.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
$6.37
GHS86.71
|
|
pay 48.6% less for housing
Barbados
|
Ghana
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.33
BBD118.67
|
$44.96
GHS611.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
BBD1,261.21
|
$532.41
GHS7,242.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.78
BBD895.56
|
$81.19
GHS1,104.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.02
BBD200.04
|
$27.28
GHS371.06
|
|
pay 34.4% less for childcare
Barbados
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.33
BBD626.67
|
$57.14
GHS777.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,944.44
BBD9,888.89
|
$5,592.22
GHS76,071.62
|
|
pay 71.3% less for entertainment and sports
Barbados
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
BBD5.26
|
$0.69
GHS9.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
$1.14
GHS15.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.98
BBD17.96
|
$1.20
GHS16.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.23
BBD164.46
|
$30.68
GHS417.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
BBD20.25
|
$4.16
GHS56.55
|
|
pay 80.1% less for clothing
Barbados
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.75
BBD135.50
|
$10.55
GHS143.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
BBD114.00
|
$9.90
GHS134.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$27.96
GHS380.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.83
BBD201.67
|
$27.10
GHS368.64
|
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