Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 48.2% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 50.7% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,662
|
$3.39
GHS46.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,612
|
$5.85
GHS79.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF121
|
$0.51
GHS6.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$0.20
GHS2.67
|
|
pay 31.5% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF403
|
$1.07
GHS14.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,796
|
$3.60
GHS48.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,097
|
$6.56
GHS89.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
$1.39
GHS18.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF830
|
$1.51
GHS20.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF320
|
$0.91
GHS12.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.59
GHS8.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$0.63
GHS8.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.79
GHS10.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.83
GHS11.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.71
GHS9.65
|
|
pay 63.6% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF901
|
$3.48
GHS47.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,436
|
$13.79
GHS187.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,115,255
|
$5,681.67
GHS77,288.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,533
|
$6.37
GHS86.71
|
|
pay 47.5% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,679
|
$44.96
GHS611.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF146,053
|
$532.41
GHS7,242.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,391
|
$81.19
GHS1,104.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,226
|
$27.28
GHS371.06
|
|
pay 35.1% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,182
|
$57.14
GHS777.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,114,706
|
$5,592.22
GHS76,071.62
|
|
pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,007
|
$0.69
GHS9.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF340
|
$1.14
GHS15.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$1.20
GHS16.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,094
|
$30.68
GHS417.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,518
|
$4.16
GHS56.55
|
|
pay 54.9% less for clothing
Djibouti
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,760
|
$10.55
GHS143.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,365
|
$9.90
GHS134.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,744
|
$27.96
GHS380.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,080
|
$27.10
GHS368.64
|
|
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