Ghana vs Guinea-Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ghana Guinea-Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$700
$856
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1753
$2095
🏠 One person rent
$241
$379
🏘️ Family rent
$396
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$178
$124
💸 GDP per capita
$2391
$1008
😃 Human freedom index
7.05
6.37
❤️ Life expectancy
65.5
64.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
21
🌐 English speaking %
67.2%
2.9%
🎓 Higher education
68
1
😀 Quality of life
41
18
🏙️ Population
34.4M
2.2M

The average cost of living in Ghana ($700) is 18% less expensive than in Guinea-Bissau ($856). Ghana ranked 155th vs 122nd for Guinea-Bissau in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ghana compared to 0.1 months in Guinea-Bissau. Ranked 123rd and 179th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ghana vs Guinea-Bissau

We calculate prices for Ghana and Guinea-Bissau as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 2 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.

Ghana Guinea-Bissau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.6
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.6
$9.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$1.25
 Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$483
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27.05%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5801
$1379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3314
$784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$6.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.49
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.05
$7.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.66
$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$2.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.74
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.1
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.89
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.09
$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.9
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.8
$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8353
$2318

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Cities Comparison in Ghana vs Guinea-Bissau

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ghana

City Cost of living Population
Kumasi
$606
3.9M
Accra
$927
1.78M
Tamale
$666
730K
Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
540K
Ashaiman
$697
208K
Obuasi
$714
180K
Tema
$583
162K
Koforidua
$762
127K
Ho
$500
126K
Hohoe
$727
56.2K

In Guinea-Bissau

City Cost of living Population
Bissau
$857
492K
Bafata
$831
29.6K