Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Bouvet Island instead of Ghana, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Bouvet Island
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
GHS45.77
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.09
GHS71.22
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
GHS7.76
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
GHS3.12
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Ghana
|
Bouvet Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
GHS21.44
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.95
GHS41.34
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.96
GHS111.40
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
GHS29.37
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
GHS26.42
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
GHS12.55
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
GHS6.35
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
GHS7.37
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
GHS13.65
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
GHS12.25
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS10.00
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Ghana
|
Bouvet Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.86
GHS53.98
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.48
GHS370.53
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,310.68
GHS116,292.88
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
GHS152.41
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Ghana
|
Bouvet Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.24
GHS577.15
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.99
GHS6,002.92
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.80
GHS1,340.51
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.44
GHS495.91
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Ghana
|
Bouvet Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.09
GHS826.91
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,489.48
GHS76,815.31
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Bouvet Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.93
GHS12.98
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
GHS21.82
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.15
GHS16.15
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.11
GHS421.38
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.70
GHS121.78
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Ghana
|
Bouvet Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.66
GHS219.10
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.59
GHS260.16
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.46
GHS454.20
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.24
GHS465.17
|
?? |
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