Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 2.3% cheaper than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 98.3% more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
$3.39
GHS46.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
F CFA1,327
|
$5.85
GHS80.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
F CFA383
|
$0.51
GHS7.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
F CFA306
|
$0.20
GHS2.69
|
|
pay 1.6% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
$1.07
GHS14.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.60
GHS49.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
F CFA5,215
|
$6.56
GHS89.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
F CFA1,225
|
$1.39
GHS18.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
F CFA1,852
|
$1.51
GHS20.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
F CFA571
|
$0.91
GHS12.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA347
|
$0.59
GHS8.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA262
|
$0.63
GHS8.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$0.79
GHS10.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.83
GHS11.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$0.71
GHS9.70
|
|
pay 18.5% less for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
F CFA2,522
|
$3.48
GHS47.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
$13.79
GHS188.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$5,681.67
GHS77,735.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
F CFA5,616
|
$6.37
GHS87.21
|
|
pay 17.6% less for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
F CFA22,768
|
$44.96
GHS615.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
F CFA255,251
|
$532.41
GHS7,284.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
F CFA105,929
|
$81.19
GHS1,110.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
F CFA46,846
|
$27.28
GHS373.21
|
|
pay 42.5% less for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
F CFA44,244
|
$57.14
GHS781.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,406,199
|
$5,592.22
GHS76,511.24
|
|
pay 0.4% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
F CFA715
|
$0.69
GHS9.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$1.14
GHS15.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$1.20
GHS16.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
$30.68
GHS419.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
$4.16
GHS56.88
|
|
pay 37.6% less for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
F CFA8,168
|
$10.55
GHS144.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
$9.90
GHS135.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
F CFA20,420
|
$27.96
GHS382.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
$27.10
GHS370.77
|
|
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