Ghana vs Ivory Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ghana Ivory Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person
$615
$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1715
$2977
🏠 One person rent
$218
$545
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$1319
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.9
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$201
💸 GDP per capita
$2238
$2729
😃 Human freedom index
7.19
6.48
❤️ Life expectancy
63.9
58.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
40
🌐 English speaking %
66.7%
1%
🎓 Higher education
68
36
😀 Quality of life
36
15
🏙️ Population
32.8M
24.3M

The average cost of living in Ghana ($615) is 45% less expensive than in Ivory Coast ($1120). Ghana ranked 160th vs 69th for Ivory Coast 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 0.2 months in Ivory Coast. Ranked 130th and 180th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ghana vs Ivory Coast

We calculate prices for Ghana and Ivory Coast as a population-weighted mean of 10 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.

Ghana Ivory Coast
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.54
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.49
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.03
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$775
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$88.5
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$932
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.1
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.1
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.33%
11.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1608
$2189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$1307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$15.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.54
$2.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$8.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$8.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.51
$8.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.49
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.83
$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.6
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.7
$8.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.6
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.2
$68.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.6
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6346
$3086

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Cities Comparison in Ghana vs Ivory Coast

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ghana

City Cost of living Population
Accra
$747
2.39M
Tamale
$492
730K
Kumasi
$412
444K
Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
540K
Obuasi
$546
180K
Ashaiman
$546
208K
Tema
$368
162K
Koforidua
$585
127K
Hohoe
$570
56.2K
Ho
$345
83.7K

In Ivory Coast

City Cost of living Population
Abidjan
$1164
4.98M
Bouake
$1071
740K
Korhogo
$1047
441K
Yamoussoukro
$1021
422K
Divo
$1034
295K
Gagnoa
$1035
277K
Abengourou
$1015
164K
Dabou
$1011
138K
Agboville
$1012
135K
Grand-Bassam
$1014
125K