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Ghana vs. Burkina Faso Cost of Living Summary

Ghana is 18.1% cheaper than Burkina Faso overall.

Restaurants
pay 7.6% less in Ghana
Groceries
pay 21.6% less in Ghana
Transportation
pay 48.7% less in Ghana
Housing
pay 18.2% less in Ghana
Childcare
pay 4.0 times more in Ghana
Entertainment and Sports
pay 30.2% more in Ghana
Clothing
pay 59.4% less in Ghana

The cost of childcare and entertainment and sports in Ghana are more expensive than in Burkina Faso. Expenses including clothing, transportation, groceries, housing, and restaurants are lower in Ghana. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Ghana.

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Ghana vs. Burkina Faso Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ghana instead of Burkina Faso, you would:

pay 7.6% less for restaurants

 
Burkina Faso
Ghana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.25
F CFA4,236
$6.07
GHS71.01
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.25
F CFA4,236
$10.34
GHS120.88
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.08
F CFA631
$1.03
GHS12.06
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pay 21.6% less for groceries

 
Burkina Faso
Ghana
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.11
F CFA648
$1.60
GHS18.73
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.54
F CFA4,983
$3.61
GHS42.18
Milk (1 gallon) $7.59
F CFA4,433
$10.84
GHS126.83
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pay 48.7% less for transportation

 
Burkina Faso
Ghana
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.49
F CFA3,207
$4.51
GHS52.77
Monthly public transit pass ?? $33.70
GHS394.11
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,701.04
F CFA21M
$8,000.00
GHS93,560.46
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pay 18.2% less for housing

 
Burkina Faso
Ghana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $54.06
F CFA31,559
$55.08
GHS644.17
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $341.40
F CFA199K
$402.26
GHS4,704.48
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $230.45
F CFA135K
$173.60
GHS2,030.21
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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

 
Burkina Faso
Ghana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $34.14
F CFA19,932
$364.68
GHS4,264.91
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,974.59
F CFA3M
$8,885.07
GHS104K
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pay 30.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Burkina Faso
Ghana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.19
F CFA698
$1.98
GHS23.19
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.99
F CFA1,163
$3.51
GHS41.02
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.32
F CFA772
$1.55
GHS18.14
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pay 59.4% less for clothing

 
Burkina Faso
Ghana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $34.14
F CFA19,932
$13.69
GHS160.11
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $51.21
F CFA29,898
$17.35
GHS202.88
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $85.35
F CFA49,830
$38.24
GHS447.24
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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