Congo vs Ghana - Cost of Living Comparison

Congo Ghana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$560
$540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1377
$1702
🏠 One person rent
$241
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$700
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$77.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$342
💸 GDP per capita
$2448
$2176
😃 Human freedom index
5.55
7.26
❤️ Life expectancy
63.5
63.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
21
43
🌐 English speaking %
0%
66.7%
🎓 Higher education
21
67
😀 Quality of life
21
43
🏙️ Population
5.26M
32.8M

The average cost of living in the Congo ($560) is 4% more expensive than in Ghana ($540). the Congo ranked 165th vs 171st for Ghana in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in the Congo compared to 0.6 months in Ghana. Ranked 172nd and 112th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Congo vs Ghana

We calculate prices for the Congo and Ghana as a population-weighted mean of 6 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Congo Ghana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.4
$4.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.7
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$1.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$84.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$481
$1252
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$306
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$26.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$40.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.52%
18.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1426
$1548
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$8742
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$6.39
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$5.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$3.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$3.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.57
$1.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.72
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.07
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$4.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.5
$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$2.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$36.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$42.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4126
$6116

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Congo

City Cost of living Population
Brazzaville
$567
1.83M
Pointe-Noire
$551
829K
Kayes
$517
62.5K
Madingou
$518
27.5K
Gamboma
$518
19.7K
Kinkala
$518
16.1K

In Ghana

City Cost of living Population
Kumasi
$452
3.35M
Accra
$697
2.39M
Tamale
$482
730K
Sekondi-Takoradi
$518
540K
Obuasi
$457
180K
Ashaiman
$522
208K
Tema
$541
162K
Koforidua
$512
127K
Hohoe
$561
56.2K
Ho
$435
83.7K