Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 17.1% cheaper than Guinea.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 56.4% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
FG42,961
|
$3.39
GHS45.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
FG94,515
|
$5.85
GHS79.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
FG11,810
|
$0.51
GHS6.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
FG10,311
|
$0.20
GHS2.66
|
|
pay 21.1% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
FG6,444
|
$1.07
GHS14.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
FG60,146
|
$3.60
GHS48.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
FG68,303
|
$6.56
GHS88.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
FG22,340
|
$1.39
GHS18.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
FG25,333
|
$1.51
GHS20.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
FG10,921
|
$0.91
GHS12.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FG7,795
|
$0.59
GHS8.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$0.63
GHS8.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FG8,948
|
$0.79
GHS10.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$0.83
GHS11.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$0.71
GHS9.60
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FG32,525
|
$3.48
GHS47.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
FG128,884
|
$13.79
GHS186.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$5,681.67
GHS76,916.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
FG11,170
|
$6.37
GHS86.30
|
|
pay 41.1% less for housing
Guinea
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
FG859,227
|
$44.96
GHS608.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
FG4,643,113
|
$532.41
GHS7,207.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
FG2,577,680
|
$81.19
GHS1,099.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
FG361,381
|
$27.28
GHS369.28
|
|
pay 56.2% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
FG6,487,162
|
$57.14
GHS773.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
FG60,145,872
|
$5,592.22
GHS75,705.70
|
|
pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
FG20,393
|
$0.69
GHS9.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
FG17,185
|
$1.14
GHS15.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
FG12,888
|
$1.20
GHS16.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
FG217,756
|
$30.68
GHS415.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
FG29,965
|
$4.16
GHS56.28
|
|
pay 51.0% less for clothing
Guinea
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
FG171,845
|
$10.55
GHS142.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
FG257,768
|
$9.90
GHS134.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
FG429,613
|
$27.96
GHS378.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
FG429,613
|
$27.10
GHS366.87
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Ghana or Guinea. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.