Ghana vs Senegal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ghana Senegal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$606
$1058
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1694
$2802
🏠 One person rent
$204
$505
🏘️ Family rent
$499
$1146
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$75
$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$241
$363
💸 GDP per capita
$2260
$1706
😃 Human freedom index
7.07
6.73
❤️ Life expectancy
63.9
67.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
45
🌐 English speaking %
66.7%
2%
🎓 Higher education
68
58
😀 Quality of life
36
31
🏙️ Population
32.8M
16.9M

The average cost of living in Ghana ($606) is 43% less expensive than in Senegal ($1058). Ghana ranked 162nd vs 74th for Senegal in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ghana compared to 0.3 months in Senegal. Ranked 128th and 145th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ghana vs Senegal

We calculate prices for Ghana and Senegal as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 9 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 Senegal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.79
$6.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.5
$48.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.34
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.35
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.3
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.9
$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.6
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.24%
8.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$2193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2475
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$21.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$2.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$9.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.95
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.48
$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.94
$4.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.87
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$2.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29
$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.03
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.74
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$58
👟 Brand Sneakers
$30.4
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$72.1
$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7200
$6277

Cost of living in other countries

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$349

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Cities Comparison in Ghana vs Senegal

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ghana

City Cost of living Population
Accra
$729
1.78M
Tamale
$507
730K
Sekondi-Takoradi
$577
540K
Kumasi
$433
444K
Ashaiman
$560
208K
Tema
$553
162K
Obuasi
$551
180K
Koforidua
$588
127K
Hohoe
$575
56.2K
Ho
$354
83.7K

In Senegal

City Cost of living Population
Dakar
$1114
1.44M
Thies
$1052
391K
Rufisque
$1046
295K
Saint-Louis
$960
259K
Ziguinchor
$953
205K
Kaolack
$1000
172K
Louga
$970
113K
Kolda
$964
62.3K
Fatick
$998
28.3K