Cost of living comparison

Equatorial Guinea

compared to

Ghana

Ghana vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Ghana is 2.2 times more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 64.5% less in Ghana
Groceries: pay 42.1% less in Ghana
Transportation: pay 2.4% more in Ghana
Housing: pay 88.6% more in Ghana
Childcare: pay 10.5 times more in Ghana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.3% less in Ghana
Clothing: pay 66.0% less in Ghana

The cost of childcare, housing, and transportation in Ghana are more expensive than in Equatorial Guinea. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Ghana. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Ghana.

Ghana vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ghana instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

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pay 64.5% less for restaurants

	Equatorial Guinea	Ghana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.07 FCFA7,549	$3.70 GHS57.19	-71.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25 FCFA7,077	$5.51 GHS85.21	-55.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA708	$0.59 GHS9.19	-51.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA708	$0.25 GHS3.80	-79.9%
Average			-64.5%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Ghana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.1% less for groceries

	Equatorial Guinea	Ghana
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 FCFA1,872	$1.52 GHS23.53	-53.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA1,944	$3.18 GHS49.15	-5.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.69 FCFA5,596	$8.96 GHS138.61	-7.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 FCFA1,699	$2.21 GHS34.11	-25.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,790	$2.08 GHS32.16	-32.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,284	$1.01 GHS15.64	-54.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.48 FCFA856	$0.48 GHS7.48	-67.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,284	$0.59 GHS9.19	-73.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 FCFA856	$1.04 GHS16.10	-29.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 FCFA1,070	$0.98 GHS15.15	-47.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,284	$0.73 GHS11.33	-67.0%
Average			-42.1%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Ghana - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4% more for transportation

	Equatorial Guinea	Ghana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.09 FCFA1,786	$4.23 GHS65.46	+36.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.38 FCFA15,235	$26.38 GHS408.06
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,034.81 FCFA19,078,546	$8,000.00 GHS123,741.03	-75.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.35 FCFA4,246	$10.74 GHS166.10	+46.1%
Average			+2.4%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Ghana - Cost of transportation

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pay 88.6% more for housing

	Equatorial Guinea	Ghana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.34 FCFA9,436	$43.21 GHS668.37	+164.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$204.24 FCFA117,952	$627.15 GHS9,700.48	+207.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$114.37 FCFA66,053	$112.15 GHS1,734.74	-1.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.86 FCFA24,173	$35.41 GHS547.75	-15.4%
Average			+88.6%

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pay 10.5 times more for childcare

	Equatorial Guinea	Ghana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$65.36 FCFA37,745	$57.02 GHS881.89	-12.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$326.78 FCFA188,724	$6,571.37 GHS101,643.46	+1911.0%
Average			+949.1%

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pay 29.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Equatorial Guinea	Ghana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 FCFA944	$0.95 GHS14.66	-42.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.72 FCFA3,303	$1.69 GHS26.07	-70.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,609	$1.20 GHS18.51	-73.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.02 FCFA28,309	$32.36 GHS500.47	-34.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,110	$9.33 GHS144.33	+73.3%
Average			-29.3%

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pay 66.0% less for clothing

	Equatorial Guinea	Ghana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.51 FCFA14,154	$14.87 GHS230.08	-39.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$102.12 FCFA58,976	$20.10 GHS310.93	-80.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$245.08 FCFA141,543	$32.71 GHS505.91	-86.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.69 FCFA47,181	$34.57 GHS534.65	-57.7%
Average			-66.0%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Ghana - Cost of clothing

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