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French Polynesia vs. Albania Cost of Living Summary

French Polynesia is 2.3 times more expensive than Albania overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in French Polynesia
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in French Polynesia
Transportation: pay 72.6% more in French Polynesia
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in French Polynesia
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in French Polynesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 98.5% more in French Polynesia
Clothing: pay 74.7% more in French Polynesia

The cost of housing, groceries, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing in French Polynesia are more expensive than in Albania. Notably, housing, groceries, and childcare are significantly more expensive in French Polynesia.

French Polynesia vs. Albania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Albania, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Albania	French Polynesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.37 ALL788	$15.43 CFPF1,766	+84.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 ALL656	$11.62 CFPF1,330	+66.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.66 ALL156	$2.96 CFPF338	+78.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 ALL76	$2.49 CFPF285	+208.0%
Average			+109.3%

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Albania	French Polynesia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 ALL80	$2.25 CFPF257	+164.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.29 ALL498	$5.61 CFPF642	+6.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.20 ALL678	$5.89 CFPF674	-18.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.11 ALL293	$7.16 CFPF819	+129.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.11 ALL293	$5.50 CFPF629	+76.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 ALL55	$2.44 CFPF280	+317.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 ALL99	$0.71 CFPF81	-32.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 ALL64	$4.89 CFPF559	+619.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 ALL63	$3.03 CFPF347	+349.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ALL44	$2.04 CFPF233	+338.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 ALL48	$0.71 CFPF82	+40.3%
Average			+181.0%

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pay 72.6% more for transportation

	Albania	French Polynesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.81 ALL735	$5.27 CFPF603	-32.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.64 ALL1,660	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,265.14 ALL2,659,787	$19,759.02 CFPF2,261,103	-30.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.70 ALL2,888	$116.76 CFPF13,361	+280.4%
Average			+72.6%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Albania	French Polynesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.01 ALL1,507	$98.35 CFPF11,254	+514.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$447.88 ALL42,146	$1,088.99 CFPF124,618	+143.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$324.85 ALL30,569	$943.04 CFPF107,916	+190.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.67 ALL5,427	$77.89 CFPF8,913	+35.1%
Average			+220.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Albania	French Polynesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$168.56 ALL15,862	$449.07 CFPF51,389	+166.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,514.89 ALL330,756	$8,981.37 CFPF1,027,774	+155.5%
Average			+160.9%

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pay 98.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Albania	French Polynesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.60 ALL244	$4.49 CFPF514	+72.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.77 ALL167	$3.86 CFPF442	+117.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.70 ALL348	$11.14 CFPF1,274	+200.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.45 ALL4,183	$60.60 CFPF6,935	+36.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.64 ALL719	$12.57 CFPF1,439	+64.6%
Average			+98.5%

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pay 74.7% more for clothing

	Albania	French Polynesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.86 ALL4,786	$118.19 CFPF13,525	+132.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.61 ALL3,821	$87.78 CFPF10,045	+116.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.86 ALL8,550	$138.76 CFPF15,879	+52.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.22 ALL11,407	$118.19 CFPF13,525	-2.5%
Average			+74.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2024

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