Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 50.8% cheaper than France overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 72.7% less in Ghana
- Groceries
-
pay 22.8% less in Ghana
- Transportation
-
pay 50.7% less in Ghana
- Housing
-
pay 32.2% less in Ghana
- Childcare
-
pay 60.0% less in Ghana
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 50.3% less in Ghana
- Clothing
-
pay 66.8% less in Ghana
Expenses including restaurants, clothing, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Ghana.
If you lived in Ghana instead of France, you would:
pay 72.7% less for restaurants
|
France
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.64
€13.34
|
$3.70
GHS38.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.86
€9.27
|
$5.51
GHS56.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.33
|
$0.59
GHS6.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.58
|
$0.25
GHS2.54
|
|
pay 22.8% less for groceries
|
France
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
€1.46
|
$1.52
GHS15.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€7.22
|
$3.18
GHS32.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
€3.85
|
$8.96
GHS92.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
€3.24
|
$2.21
GHS22.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.82
€4.97
|
$2.08
GHS21.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.09
|
$1.01
GHS10.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.82
|
$0.48
GHS5.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.10
|
$0.59
GHS6.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.26
|
$1.04
GHS10.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.77
|
$0.98
GHS10.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.83
|
$0.73
GHS7.56
|
|
pay 50.7% less for transportation
|
France
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€6.19
|
$4.23
GHS43.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€42.99
|
$26.38
GHS272.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,262.62
€26,673.26
|
$8,000.00
GHS82,600.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
€15.07
|
$10.74
GHS110.87
|
|
pay 32.2% less for housing
|
France
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.07
€25.66
|
$43.21
GHS446.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.17
€640.05
|
$627.15
GHS6,475.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.38
€515.66
|
$112.15
GHS1,157.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
€119.53
|
$35.41
GHS365.64
|
|
pay 60.0% less for childcare
|
France
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$690.26
€588.93
|
$57.02
GHS588.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,163.56
€7,818.35
|
$6,571.37
GHS67,849.36
|
|
pay 50.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.20
€5.29
|
$0.95
GHS9.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.57
|
$1.69
GHS17.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.83
€10.10
|
$1.20
GHS12.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.91
€30.64
|
$32.36
GHS334.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.10
€10.32
|
$9.33
GHS96.35
|
|
pay 66.8% less for clothing
|
France
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.62
€76.47
|
$14.87
GHS153.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€32.21
|
$20.10
GHS207.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.52
€78.09
|
$32.71
GHS337.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.90
€108.27
|
$34.57
GHS356.89
|
|
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