Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 23.3% cheaper than Niger.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Niger, you would:
pay 50.1% less for restaurants
Niger
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
CFA3,084
|
$3.39
GHS45.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
CFA6,167
|
$5.85
GHS79.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
CFA761
|
$0.51
GHS6.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
CFA368
|
$0.20
GHS2.66
|
|
pay 5.0% more for groceries
Niger
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
CFA321
|
$1.07
GHS14.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$3.60
GHS48.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.72
CFA5,350
|
$6.56
GHS88.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
CFA1,424
|
$1.39
GHS18.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
CFA2,079
|
$1.51
GHS20.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.71
CFA1,049
|
$0.91
GHS12.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
CFA373
|
$0.59
GHS8.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
CFA664
|
$0.63
GHS8.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CFA455
|
$0.79
GHS10.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA350
|
$0.83
GHS11.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
CFA163
|
$0.71
GHS9.60
|
|
pay 5.9% less for transportation
Niger
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.57
CFA2,189
|
$3.48
GHS47.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
CFA7,709
|
$13.79
GHS186.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.21
CFA12,334,315
|
$5,681.67
GHS76,916.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
CFA2,775
|
$6.37
GHS86.30
|
|
pay 20.9% more for housing
Niger
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.57
CFA7,709
|
$44.96
GHS608.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$569.83
CFA349,448
|
$532.41
GHS7,207.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.64
CFA229,743
|
$81.19
GHS1,099.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$255.25
CFA156,532
|
$27.28
GHS369.28
|
|
pay 36.4% less for childcare
Niger
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$949.79
CFA582,454
|
$57.14
GHS773.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,609.28
CFA2,826,614
|
$5,592.22
GHS75,705.70
|
|
pay 41.0% less for entertainment and sports
Niger
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$0.69
GHS9.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
CFA1,542
|
$1.14
GHS15.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
CFA1,542
|
$1.20
GHS16.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
CFA30,836
|
$30.68
GHS415.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
CFA2,570
|
$4.16
GHS56.28
|
|
pay 55.6% less for clothing
Niger
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
$10.55
GHS142.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.49
CFA29,123
|
$9.90
GHS134.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
$27.96
GHS378.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
$27.10
GHS366.87
|
|
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