Ghana is 43.9% cheaper than Gabon.

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

pay 62.5% less for restaurants

 
Gabon
Ghana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.91
FCFA9,610
$3.39
GHS44.01
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.15
FCFA7,341
$5.85
GHS76.02
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.88
FCFA532
$0.51
GHS6.65

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pay 43.4% less for groceries

 
Gabon
Ghana
Bread
1 loaf
$1.59
FCFA962
$1.07
GHS13.96
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.71
FCFA2,848
$3.60
GHS46.74
Milk (1 gallon) $7.65
FCFA4,623
$6.56
GHS85.18

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pay 52.9% less for transportation

 
Gabon
Ghana
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.14
FCFA2,501
$3.48
GHS45.25
Monthly public transit pass $50.28
FCFA30,376
$13.79
GHS179.12
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,007.86
FCFA18,731,961
$5,681.67
GHS73,815.46

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pay 60.2% less for housing

 
Gabon
Ghana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$69.84
FCFA42,189
$44.96
GHS584.12
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,089.47
FCFA658,150
$532.41
GHS6,917.02
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $586.64
FCFA354,388
$81.19
GHS1,054.77

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pay 32.1% more for childcare

 
Gabon
Ghana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $136.88
FCFA82,691
$57.14
GHS742.38
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,514.15
FCFA1,518,808
$5,592.22
GHS72,653.36

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pay 45.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Gabon
Ghana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.01
FCFA608
$0.69
GHS9.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.51
FCFA1,519
$1.14
GHS14.86
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.84
FCFA1,114
$1.20
GHS15.60

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pay 75.4% less for clothing

 
Gabon
Ghana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$53.08
FCFA32,064
$10.55
GHS137.09
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$64.25
FCFA38,814
$9.90
GHS128.65
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$79.61
FCFA48,096
$27.96
GHS363.28

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