Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 15.5% more expensive than French Polynesia.
If you lived in Ghana instead of French Polynesia, you would:
pay 71.2% less for restaurants
French Polynesia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.77
CFPF1,542
|
$3.39
GHS45.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.93
CFPF1,336
|
$5.85
GHS78.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
CFPF247
|
$0.51
GHS6.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CFPF121
|
$0.20
GHS2.63
|
|
pay 54.9% less for groceries
French Polynesia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.37
CFPF265
|
$1.07
GHS14.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.09
CFPF569
|
$3.60
GHS48.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.00
CFPF1,119
|
$6.56
GHS87.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.91
CFPF550
|
$1.39
GHS18.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
CFPF678
|
$1.51
GHS20.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CFPF193
|
$0.91
GHS12.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
CFPF132
|
$0.59
GHS7.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
CFPF373
|
$0.63
GHS8.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.30
CFPF257
|
$0.79
GHS10.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.28
CFPF256
|
$0.83
GHS11.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
CFPF115
|
$0.71
GHS9.51
|
|
pay 51.7% less for transportation
French Polynesia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
CFPF547
|
$3.48
GHS46.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.64
CFPF3,095
|
$13.79
GHS185.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,954.82
CFPF2,682,053
|
$5,681.67
GHS76,234.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.37
GHS85.53
|
|
pay 68.6% less for housing
French Polynesia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.73
CFPF11,278
|
$44.96
GHS603.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,163.19
CFPF130,234
|
$532.41
GHS7,143.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$921.34
CFPF103,156
|
$81.19
GHS1,089.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.39
CFPF11,576
|
$27.28
GHS366.00
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
French Polynesia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$57.14
GHS766.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$921.34
CFPF103,156
|
$5,592.22
GHS75,034.57
|
|
pay 67.2% less for entertainment and sports
French Polynesia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.13
CFPF686
|
$0.69
GHS9.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.53
CFPF395
|
$1.14
GHS15.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.23
CFPF1,369
|
$1.20
GHS16.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.13
CFPF4,382
|
$30.68
GHS411.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.90
CFPF1,444
|
$4.16
GHS55.78
|
|
pay 84.6% less for clothing
French Polynesia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$121.25
CFPF13,575
|
$10.55
GHS141.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$90.04
CFPF10,082
|
$9.90
GHS132.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.35
CFPF15,937
|
$27.96
GHS375.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.25
CFPF13,575
|
$27.10
GHS363.61
|
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