Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 14.4% cheaper than Mali overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 34.9% less in Ghana
- Groceries
-
pay 13.0% less in Ghana
- Transportation
-
pay 22.8% less in Ghana
- Housing
-
pay 4.7% more in Ghana
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 6.1% less in Ghana
Expenses including restaurants, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Ghana.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Mali, you would:
pay 34.9% less for restaurants
Mali
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA3,762
|
$3.70
GHS38.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA3,605
|
$5.51
GHS57.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA433
|
$0.59
GHS6.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA325
|
$0.25
GHS2.56
|
|
pay 13.0% less for groceries
Mali
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA619
|
$1.52
GHS15.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.18
GHS33.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,311
|
$8.96
GHS93.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,755
|
$2.21
GHS22.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,367
|
$2.08
GHS21.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.01
GHS10.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA281
|
$0.48
GHS5.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA561
|
$0.59
GHS6.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA561
|
$1.04
GHS10.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.98
GHS10.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA421
|
$0.73
GHS7.62
|
|
pay 22.8% less for transportation
Mali
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,077
|
$4.23
GHS44.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.38
GHS274.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$8,000.00
GHS83,200.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.74
GHS111.68
|
|
pay 4.7% more for housing
Mali
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA23,158
|
$43.21
GHS449.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$627.15
GHS6,522.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$112.15
GHS1,166.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$35.41
GHS368.29
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$57.02
GHS592.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,571.37
GHS68,342.21
|
pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,339
|
$0.95
GHS9.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,060
|
$1.69
GHS17.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA524
|
$1.20
GHS12.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA37,830
|
$32.36
GHS336.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,183
|
$9.33
GHS97.05
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$14.87
GHS154.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$20.10
GHS209.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$32.71
GHS340.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$34.57
GHS359.48
|
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