Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 12.1% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 51.4% less for restaurants
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
$3.70
GHS58.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.43
F CFA5,936
|
$5.51
GHS87.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
F CFA823
|
$0.59
GHS9.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$0.25
GHS3.89
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
F CFA567
|
$1.52
GHS24.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.28
F CFA4,581
|
$3.18
GHS50.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.18
F CFA3,894
|
$8.96
GHS141.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
$2.21
GHS34.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
F CFA3,733
|
$2.08
GHS32.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
F CFA1,167
|
$1.01
GHS15.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
F CFA280
|
$0.48
GHS7.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
F CFA1,167
|
$0.59
GHS9.40
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.07
F CFA47
|
$1.04
GHS16.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$0.98
GHS15.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$0.73
GHS11.59
|
|
pay 5.9% less for transportation
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
F CFA2,845
|
$4.23
GHS66.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.57
F CFA16,101
|
$26.38
GHS417.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,027.10
F CFA20,165,481
|
$8,000.00
GHS126,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
F CFA4,372
|
$10.74
GHS169.80
|
|
pay 15.9% less for housing
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.27
F CFA28,503
|
$43.21
GHS683.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$433.95
F CFA273,234
|
$627.15
GHS9,916.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.47
F CFA141,965
|
$112.15
GHS1,773.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.86
F CFA47,764
|
$35.41
GHS559.96
|
|
pay 46.1% more for childcare
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$765.65
F CFA482,081
|
$57.02
GHS901.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,307.50
F CFA1,452,891
|
$6,571.37
GHS103,909.74
|
|
pay 68.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
F CFA977
|
$0.95
GHS14.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
F CFA1,286
|
$1.69
GHS26.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$1.20
GHS18.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
$32.36
GHS511.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$9.33
GHS147.55
|
|
pay 68.9% less for clothing
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.86
F CFA56,582
|
$14.87
GHS235.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
$20.10
GHS317.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.69
F CFA51,438
|
$32.71
GHS517.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
F CFA66,869
|
$34.57
GHS546.57
|
|
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