Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 2.1 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Ghana
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.70
GHS54.26
|
$6.54
F CFA4,082
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.51
GHS80.84
|
$8.99
F CFA5,613
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
GHS8.72
|
$0.93
F CFA578
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
GHS3.61
|
$0.98
F CFA614
|
|
pay 22.4% more for groceries
|
Ghana
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
GHS22.33
|
$0.55
F CFA344
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.18
GHS46.63
|
$6.75
F CFA4,213
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.96
GHS131.50
|
$10.56
F CFA6,595
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
GHS32.36
|
$2.41
F CFA1,508
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
GHS30.51
|
$4.39
F CFA2,740
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
GHS14.84
|
$1.02
F CFA635
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
GHS7.10
|
$0.82
F CFA509
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.72
|
$0.99
F CFA617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GHS15.27
|
$0.88
F CFA550
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
GHS14.37
|
$0.64
F CFA401
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
GHS10.75
|
$0.54
F CFA338
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Ghana
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
GHS62.10
|
$6.12
F CFA3,824
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.38
GHS387.13
|
$24.51
F CFA15,308
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS117,394.25
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,838,781
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
GHS157.58
|
$25.33
F CFA15,818
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Ghana
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.21
GHS634.09
|
$48.58
F CFA30,344
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.15
GHS9,202.94
|
$932.62
F CFA582,514
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.15
GHS1,645.76
|
$326.78
F CFA204,106
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.41
GHS519.66
|
$97.46
F CFA60,872
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Ghana
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.02
GHS836.66
|
$249.17
F CFA155,631
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,571.37
GHS96,430.08
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,245,414
|
|
pay 84.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ghana
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
GHS13.90
|
$2.45
F CFA1,531
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
GHS24.73
|
$4.23
F CFA2,643
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS17.56
|
$1.47
F CFA918
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.36
GHS474.80
|
$64.81
F CFA40,481
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.33
GHS136.93
|
$8.17
F CFA5,103
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Ghana
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.87
GHS218.28
|
$58.82
F CFA36,739
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.10
GHS294.98
|
$37.58
F CFA23,472
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.71
GHS479.96
|
$88.23
F CFA55,109
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.57
GHS507.23
|
$92.72
F CFA57,915
|
|
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