Cost of living comparison
Niger is 3.2 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Niger instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS44.01
|
$5.03
CFA3,038
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS76.02
|
$10.06
CFA6,075
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.65
|
$1.24
CFA749
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.55
|
$0.60
CFA363
|
|
pay 33.5% more for groceries
Ghana
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS13.96
|
$0.52
CFA316
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS46.74
|
$8.38
CFA5,063
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS85.18
|
$8.72
CFA5,270
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.00
|
$2.32
CFA1,402
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS19.67
|
$3.39
CFA2,048
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS11.80
|
$1.71
CFA1,033
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS7.68
|
$0.61
CFA367
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.25
|
$1.08
CFA654
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.22
|
$0.74
CFA448
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS10.81
|
$0.57
CFA344
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.21
|
$0.27
CFA161
|
|
pay 54.7% more for transportation
Ghana
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS45.25
|
$3.57
CFA2,156
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS179.12
|
$12.57
CFA7,594
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS73,815.46
|
$20,113.21
CFA12,150,462
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS82.82
|
$4.53
CFA2,734
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Ghana
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS584.12
|
$12.57
CFA7,594
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS6,917.02
|
$569.83
CFA344,239
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,054.77
|
$374.64
CFA226,319
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS354.39
|
$255.25
CFA154,199
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for childcare
Ghana
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS742.38
|
$949.79
CFA573,772
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS72,653.36
|
$4,609.28
CFA2,784,481
|
|
pay 87.1% more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.00
|
$1.68
CFA1,013
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS14.86
|
$2.51
CFA1,519
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS15.60
|
$2.51
CFA1,519
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS398.58
|
$50.28
CFA30,376
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS54.01
|
$4.19
CFA2,531
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS137.09
|
$41.90
CFA25,313
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS128.65
|
$47.49
CFA28,689
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS363.28
|
$41.90
CFA25,313
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS352.07
|
$41.90
CFA25,313
|
|
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