Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 13.0% cheaper than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 49.4% less for restaurants
Bulgaria
|
Ghana
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
BGN15.10
|
$3.39
GHS45.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
BGN11.80
|
$5.85
GHS79.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
BGN2.06
|
$0.51
GHS6.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BGN1.42
|
$0.20
GHS2.66
|
|
pay 20.9% more for groceries
Bulgaria
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
BGN1.56
|
$1.07
GHS14.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
BGN7.09
|
$3.60
GHS48.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
BGN9.32
|
$6.56
GHS88.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
BGN4.52
|
$1.39
GHS18.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
BGN4.82
|
$1.51
GHS20.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
BGN1.09
|
$0.91
GHS12.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.34
|
$0.59
GHS8.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BGN1.08
|
$0.63
GHS8.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
BGN1.61
|
$0.79
GHS10.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.65
|
$0.83
GHS11.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
$0.71
GHS9.60
|
|
pay 33.0% less for transportation
Bulgaria
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.97
BGN10.92
|
$3.48
GHS47.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
BGN42.61
|
$13.79
GHS186.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,602.60
BGN35,836.50
|
$5,681.67
GHS76,916.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.25
BGN9.59
|
$6.37
GHS86.30
|
|
pay 63.7% more for housing
Bulgaria
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.02
BGN21.98
|
$44.96
GHS608.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.22
BGN472.07
|
$532.41
GHS7,207.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.85
BGN343.42
|
$81.19
GHS1,099.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.84
BGN158.76
|
$27.28
GHS369.28
|
|
pay 1.5% less for childcare
Bulgaria
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.94
BGN427.67
|
$57.14
GHS773.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,240.59
BGN5,924.28
|
$5,592.22
GHS75,705.70
|
|
pay 27.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
BGN2.73
|
$0.69
GHS9.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
BGN2.65
|
$1.14
GHS15.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
BGN5.93
|
$1.20
GHS16.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.44
BGN42.85
|
$30.68
GHS415.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
BGN10.65
|
$4.16
GHS56.28
|
|
pay 64.6% less for clothing
Bulgaria
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.50
BGN85.02
|
$10.55
GHS142.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.35
BGN50.00
|
$9.90
GHS134.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.67
BGN125.54
|
$27.96
GHS378.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.55
BGN118.01
|
$27.10
GHS366.87
|
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