Cost of living comparison

Burundi

compared to

Ghana

Ghana vs. Burundi Cost of Living Summary

Ghana is 18.3% more expensive than Burundi overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.4% more in Ghana
Groceries: pay 11.5% less in Ghana
Transportation: pay 17.2% less in Ghana
Housing: pay 29.5% more in Ghana
Childcare: pay 80.1% more in Ghana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 94.6% more in Ghana

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

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Ghana vs. Burundi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ghana instead of Burundi, you would:

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pay 43.4% more for restaurants

	Burundi	Ghana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 BIF11,548	$6.07 GHS71.01	+57.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.81 BIF11,426	$10.34 GHS120.88	+171.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 BIF5,269	$1.03 GHS12.06	-41.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 BIF4,052	$0.33 GHS3.89	-75.4%
Average			+43.4%

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pay 11.5% less for groceries

	Burundi	Ghana
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 BIF6,014	$1.60 GHS18.73	-20.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.16 BIF12,480	$3.61 GHS42.18	-13.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 BIF11,382	$10.84 GHS126.83	+185.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 BIF10,797	$2.41 GHS28.24	-33.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.07 BIF15,195	$2.24 GHS26.16	-55.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.65 BIF7,939	$1.19 GHS13.93	-55.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.66 GHS7.74
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 BIF2,728	$0.72 GHS8.40	-21.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 BIF2,264	$1.37 GHS16.05	+81.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.18 GHS13.76
Onions (1 lb)	??	$1.01 GHS11.85
Average			-11.5%

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pay 17.2% less for transportation

	Burundi	Ghana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 BIF15,118	$4.51 GHS52.77	-10.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.09 BIF90,206	$33.70 GHS394.11	+12.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$8,000.00 GHS93,560.46
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.70 BIF95,016	$9.45 GHS110.48	-70.2%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 29.5% more for housing

	Burundi	Ghana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$67.62 BIF203K	$55.08 GHS644.17	-18.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.02 BIF1M	$402.26 GHS4,704.48	-7.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$90.78 BIF272K	$173.60 GHS2,030.21	+91.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$48.88 GHS571.61
Average			+29.5%

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pay 80.1% more for childcare

	Burundi	Ghana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$99.93 BIF300K	$364.68 GHS4,264.91	+264.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,992.86 BIF30M	$8,885.07 GHS104K	-11.1%
Average			+80.1%

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pay 94.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Burundi	Ghana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 BIF6,501	$1.98 GHS23.19	-8.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 BIF9,075	$3.51 GHS41.02	+15.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.55 GHS18.14
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.65 BIF79,875	$41.32 GHS483.24	+55.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.67 BIF4,992	$11.28 GHS131.92	+577.3%
Average			+94.6%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Burundi	Ghana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$13.69 GHS160.11
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$17.35 GHS202.88
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$38.24 GHS447.24
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$45.55 GHS532.67

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