Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 4.2 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS45.45
|
$10.28
FCFA6,328
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS78.51
|
$10.30
FCFA6,338
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.87
|
$2.04
FCFA1,254
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.63
|
$1.36
FCFA835
|
|
pay 74.2% more for groceries
Ghana
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.41
|
$1.83
FCFA1,129
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.27
|
$5.38
FCFA3,308
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS87.97
|
$6.92
FCFA4,260
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.59
|
$3.50
FCFA2,155
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.32
|
$2.67
FCFA1,643
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.19
|
$1.59
FCFA978
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS7.93
|
$1.14
FCFA702
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.52
|
$1.34
FCFA827
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.55
|
$1.78
FCFA1,096
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.16
|
$0.91
FCFA559
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.51
|
$1.04
FCFA640
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Ghana
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS46.73
|
$3.88
FCFA2,388
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS185.00
|
$30.00
FCFA18,464
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS76,234.76
|
$33,420.80
FCFA20,568,886
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS85.53
|
$14.35
FCFA8,832
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Ghana
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS603.26
|
$300.00
FCFA184,636
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,143.72
|
$1,000.79
FCFA615,936
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,089.34
|
$275.00
FCFA169,249
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS366.00
|
$250.06
FCFA153,897
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
Ghana
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS766.71
|
$775.00
FCFA476,975
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS75,034.57
|
$7,400.00
FCFA4,554,342
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.30
|
$1.08
FCFA667
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.35
|
$3.32
FCFA2,041
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.11
|
$2.67
FCFA1,642
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS411.65
|
$60.03
FCFA36,946
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS55.78
|
$6.67
FCFA4,106
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS141.58
|
$57.50
FCFA35,388
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS132.87
|
$69.73
FCFA42,915
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS375.18
|
$117.50
FCFA72,316
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS363.61
|
$190.16
FCFA117,032
|
|
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