Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 7.5% cheaper than Benin.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Benin, you would:
pay 17.5% less for restaurants
Benin
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$3.39
GHS46.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
$5.85
GHS79.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA419
|
$0.51
GHS6.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
F CFA318
|
$0.20
GHS2.67
|
|
pay 9.9% more for groceries
Benin
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
F CFA924
|
$1.07
GHS14.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
F CFA924
|
$3.60
GHS48.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
F CFA4,033
|
$6.56
GHS89.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
F CFA1,224
|
$1.39
GHS18.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
F CFA1,293
|
$1.51
GHS20.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
F CFA815
|
$0.91
GHS12.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA326
|
$0.59
GHS8.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA291
|
$0.63
GHS8.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA454
|
$0.79
GHS10.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA388
|
$0.83
GHS11.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
F CFA404
|
$0.71
GHS9.65
|
|
pay 40.8% less for transportation
Benin
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
F CFA2,119
|
$3.48
GHS47.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$13.79
GHS187.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$5,681.67
GHS77,288.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
F CFA21,978
|
$6.37
GHS86.71
|
|
pay 10.1% more for housing
Benin
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
F CFA30,168
|
$44.96
GHS611.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
F CFA124,524
|
$532.41
GHS7,242.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
F CFA96,281
|
$81.19
GHS1,104.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
F CFA47,285
|
$27.28
GHS371.06
|
|
pay 34.8% less for childcare
Benin
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
F CFA128,375
|
$57.14
GHS777.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
F CFA3,320,641
|
$5,592.22
GHS76,071.62
|
|
pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
F CFA616
|
$0.69
GHS9.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
$1.14
GHS15.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
F CFA616
|
$1.20
GHS16.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
F CFA39,368
|
$30.68
GHS417.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$4.16
GHS56.55
|
|
pay 43.4% more for clothing
Benin
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
F CFA10,270
|
$10.55
GHS143.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$9.90
GHS134.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$27.96
GHS380.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
F CFA28,243
|
$27.10
GHS368.64
|
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