Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 30.5% cheaper than Botswana.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 41.2% less for restaurants
Botswana
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
P116.16
|
$3.39
GHS45.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
P79.20
|
$5.85
GHS79.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
P12.20
|
$0.51
GHS6.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
P7.72
|
$0.20
GHS2.66
|
|
pay 9.6% more for groceries
Botswana
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
P10.42
|
$1.07
GHS14.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
P33.26
|
$3.60
GHS48.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
P62.68
|
$6.56
GHS88.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
P29.44
|
$1.39
GHS18.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
P27.01
|
$1.51
GHS20.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
P11.09
|
$0.91
GHS12.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
P9.84
|
$0.59
GHS8.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
P13.25
|
$0.63
GHS8.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.58
|
$0.79
GHS10.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.57
|
$0.83
GHS11.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
P9.32
|
$0.71
GHS9.60
|
|
pay 48.2% less for transportation
Botswana
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
P57.85
|
$3.48
GHS47.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
P316.79
|
$13.79
GHS186.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
P258,714.45
|
$5,681.67
GHS76,916.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
P261.88
|
$6.37
GHS86.30
|
|
pay 3.9% less for housing
Botswana
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
P1,184.20
|
$44.96
GHS608.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
P3,471.53
|
$532.41
GHS7,207.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
P2,790.80
|
$81.19
GHS1,099.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
P467.77
|
$27.28
GHS369.28
|
|
pay 27.4% less for childcare
Botswana
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
P2,270.35
|
$57.14
GHS773.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
P69,826.50
|
$5,592.22
GHS75,705.70
|
|
pay 43.1% less for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
P22.18
|
$0.69
GHS9.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
P31.94
|
$1.14
GHS15.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
P58.08
|
$1.20
GHS16.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
P463.74
|
$30.68
GHS415.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
P79.20
|
$4.16
GHS56.28
|
|
pay 59.1% less for clothing
Botswana
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
P588.33
|
$10.55
GHS142.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
P303.22
|
$9.90
GHS134.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
P769.35
|
$27.96
GHS378.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
P859.87
|
$27.10
GHS366.87
|
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