Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 2.6 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 57.2% more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS45.46
|
$3.01
$4.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS78.53
|
$5.11
$6.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.87
|
$0.75
$1.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.63
|
$0.60
$0.82
|
|
pay 78.1% more for groceries
Ghana
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.42
|
$1.68
$2.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.28
|
$5.73
$7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS88.00
|
$5.55
$7.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.60
|
$2.35
$3.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.32
|
$3.34
$4.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.19
|
$1.79
$2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS7.94
|
$1.02
$1.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.52
|
$1.71
$2.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.56
|
$2.17
$2.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.16
|
$0.94
$1.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.52
|
$1.00
$1.36
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Ghana
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS46.74
|
$1.41
$1.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS185.04
|
$22.56
$30.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS76,254.37
|
$22,924.67
$31,230.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS85.55
|
$20.87
$28.43
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Ghana
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS603.42
|
$79.08
$107.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,145.56
|
$670.39
$913.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,089.62
|
$490.05
$667.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS366.10
|
$41.83
$56.99
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Ghana
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS766.91
|
$208.21
$283.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS75,053.88
|
$9,629.17
$13,118.07
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.30
|
$2.35
$3.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.35
|
$3.44
$4.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.12
|
$9.40
$12.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS411.75
|
$66.07
$90.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS55.80
|
$4.51
$6.15
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS141.62
|
$60.00
$81.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS132.90
|
$28.17
$38.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS375.28
|
$107.85
$146.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS363.71
|
$69.99
$95.36
|
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