Cost of living comparison
Burma is 2.4 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Burma instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 18.6% more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS45.45
|
$2.92
K6,108
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS78.51
|
$6.00
K12,570
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.87
|
$0.58
K1,217
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.63
|
$0.34
K709
|
|
pay 9.6% more for groceries
Ghana
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.41
|
$1.37
K2,877
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.27
|
$4.84
K10,130
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS87.97
|
$5.47
K11,458
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.59
|
$1.61
K3,378
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.32
|
$2.68
K5,614
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.19
|
$0.86
K1,792
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS7.93
|
$0.34
K712
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.52
|
$0.98
K2,045
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.55
|
$0.72
K1,502
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.16
|
$0.57
K1,184
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.51
|
$0.73
K1,520
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Ghana
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS46.73
|
$2.73
K5,730
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS185.00
|
$17.15
K35,923
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS76,234.76
|
$27,500.00
K57,610,345
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS85.53
|
$9.47
K19,842
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Ghana
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS603.26
|
$71.23
K149,218
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,143.72
|
$602.64
K1,262,474
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,089.34
|
$320.96
K672,383
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS366.00
|
$69.50
K145,591
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
Ghana
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS766.71
|
$482.50
K1,010,800
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS75,034.57
|
$11,680.00
K24,468,685
|
|
pay 33.1% more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.30
|
$1.09
K2,293
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.35
|
$2.07
K4,327
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.11
|
$1.43
K3,001
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS411.65
|
$34.84
K72,995
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS55.78
|
$3.92
K8,218
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS141.58
|
$40.27
K84,361
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS132.87
|
$47.60
K99,727
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS375.18
|
$97.17
K203,560
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS363.61
|
$88.67
K185,764
|
|
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