Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 69.2% cheaper than New Caledonia.
If you lived in Ghana instead of New Caledonia, you would:
pay 71.5% less for restaurants
New Caledonia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
CFPF2,054
|
$3.39
GHS46.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.06
CFPF1,232
|
$5.85
GHS79.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
CFPF263
|
$0.51
GHS6.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
CFPF105
|
$0.20
GHS2.67
|
|
pay 51.4% less for groceries
New Caledonia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
CFPF246
|
$1.07
GHS14.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
CFPF744
|
$3.60
GHS48.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
CFPF456
|
$6.56
GHS89.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.19
CFPF690
|
$1.39
GHS18.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.02
CFPF894
|
$1.51
GHS20.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
CFPF185
|
$0.91
GHS12.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.06
CFPF341
|
$0.59
GHS8.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
CFPF332
|
$0.63
GHS8.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.82
CFPF314
|
$0.79
GHS10.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
CFPF169
|
$0.83
GHS11.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
CFPF151
|
$0.71
GHS9.65
|
|
pay 61.6% less for transportation
New Caledonia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
CFPF557
|
$3.48
GHS47.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.27
CFPF8,391
|
$13.79
GHS187.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,747.83
CFPF2,981,540
|
$5,681.67
GHS77,288.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.44
CFPF1,609
|
$6.37
GHS86.71
|
|
pay 53.8% less for housing
New Caledonia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
CFPF5,649
|
$44.96
GHS611.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.35
CFPF88,322
|
$532.41
GHS7,242.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$672.58
CFPF74,971
|
$81.19
GHS1,104.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.01
CFPF17,947
|
$27.28
GHS371.06
|
|
pay 92.4% less for childcare
New Caledonia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$749.36
CFPF83,530
|
$57.14
GHS777.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,592.22
GHS76,071.62
|
|
pay 73.1% less for entertainment and sports
New Caledonia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.29
CFPF924
|
$0.69
GHS9.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CFPF580
|
$1.14
GHS15.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.97
CFPF2,003
|
$1.20
GHS16.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.52
CFPF5,520
|
$30.68
GHS417.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.75
CFPF1,309
|
$4.16
GHS56.55
|
|
pay 80.7% less for clothing
New Caledonia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.74
CFPF10,784
|
$10.55
GHS143.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.56
CFPF7,531
|
$9.90
GHS134.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.22
CFPF9,500
|
$27.96
GHS380.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.81
CFPF15,919
|
$27.10
GHS368.64
|
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