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 CFA4,044
|
$3.70
GHS57.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA3,874
|
$5.51
GHS85.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA466
|
$0.59
GHS9.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA350
|
$0.25
GHS3.81
|
|
pay 13.0% less for groceries
|
Mali
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA665
|
$1.52
GHS23.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.18
GHS49.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,708
|
$8.96
GHS138.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,886
|
$2.21
GHS34.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,619
|
$2.08
GHS32.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.01
GHS15.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.48
GHS7.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
$0.59
GHS9.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
$1.04
GHS16.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.98
GHS15.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA452
|
$0.73
GHS11.36
|
|
pay 22.8% less for transportation
|
Mali
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,307
|
$4.23
GHS65.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.38
GHS408.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$8,000.00
GHS123,998.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.74
GHS166.44
|
|
pay 4.7% more for housing
|
Mali
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA24,891
|
$43.21
GHS669.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$627.15
GHS9,720.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$112.15
GHS1,738.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$35.41
GHS548.89
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mali
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$57.02
GHS883.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,571.37
GHS101,855.32
|
pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
$0.95
GHS14.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,140
|
$1.69
GHS26.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
$1.20
GHS18.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA40,660
|
$32.36
GHS501.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,421
|
$9.33
GHS144.63
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mali
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$14.87
GHS230.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$20.10
GHS311.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$32.71
GHS506.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$34.57
GHS535.77
|
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