Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 64.0% cheaper than French Polynesia.
If you lived in Ghana instead of French Polynesia, you would:
pay 77.2% less for restaurants
French Polynesia
|
Ghana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.01
CFPF1,662
|
$3.27
GHS45.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
CFPF1,297
|
$5.09
GHS71.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.17
CFPF351
|
$0.55
GHS7.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
CFPF294
|
$0.22
GHS3.12
|
|
pay 41.9% less for groceries
French Polynesia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
CFPF187
|
$1.53
GHS21.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
CFPF560
|
$2.95
GHS41.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.95
CFPF659
|
$7.96
GHS111.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.87
CFPF650
|
$2.10
GHS29.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
CFPF615
|
$1.89
GHS26.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
CFPF192
|
$0.90
GHS12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CFPF79
|
$0.45
GHS6.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.94
CFPF547
|
$0.53
GHS7.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.07
CFPF340
|
$0.98
GHS13.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.12
CFPF235
|
$0.88
GHS12.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
CFPF90
|
$0.71
GHS10.00
|
|
pay 59.0% less for transportation
French Polynesia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.34
CFPF591
|
$3.86
GHS53.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.48
GHS370.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,965.96
CFPF2,210,432
|
$8,310.68
GHS116,292.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$117.98
CFPF13,062
|
$10.89
GHS152.41
|
|
pay 66.2% less for housing
French Polynesia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$99.72
CFPF11,040
|
$41.24
GHS577.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,103.62
CFPF122,182
|
$428.99
GHS6,002.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$955.69
CFPF105,804
|
$95.80
GHS1,340.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.84
CFPF8,728
|
$35.44
GHS495.91
|
|
pay 63.2% less for childcare
French Polynesia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$453.77
CFPF50,237
|
$59.09
GHS826.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,075.44
CFPF1,004,742
|
$5,489.48
GHS76,815.31
|
|
pay 61.8% less for entertainment and sports
French Polynesia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.36
CFPF483
|
$0.93
GHS12.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
CFPF428
|
$1.56
GHS21.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.67
CFPF1,070
|
$1.15
GHS16.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.36
CFPF6,794
|
$30.11
GHS421.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
CFPF1,410
|
$8.70
GHS121.78
|
|
pay 78.8% less for clothing
French Polynesia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$119.76
CFPF13,259
|
$15.66
GHS219.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.92
CFPF9,844
|
$18.59
GHS260.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.63
CFPF15,569
|
$32.46
GHS454.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.76
CFPF13,259
|
$33.24
GHS465.17
|
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