Cost of living comparison

 Athens, Greece
compared to
 French Polynesia
French Polynesia vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

French Polynesia is 91.4% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants
pay 2.0 times more in French Polynesia
Groceries
pay 2.4 times more in French Polynesia
Transportation
pay 3.5 times more in French Polynesia
Housing
pay 73.4% more in French Polynesia
Childcare
pay 9.7% less in French Polynesia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 33.9% more in French Polynesia
Clothing
pay 54.2% more in French Polynesia

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

French Polynesia vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

 
Athens
French Polynesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€14.78
$15.43
CFPF1,693
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.65
€8.87
$11.62
CFPF1,275
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.06
€1.89
$2.96
CFPF324

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

 
Athens
French Polynesia
Bread
1 loaf
$1.27
€1.17
$2.25
CFPF246
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.59
€6.06
$5.61
CFPF616
Milk (1 gallon) $6.29
€5.79
$5.89
CFPF647

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pay 3.5 times more for transportation

 
Athens
French Polynesia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.64
€7.02
$5.27
CFPF578
Monthly public transit pass $30.01
€27.59
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,384.48
€27,938.47
$19,759.02
CFPF2,168,064

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pay 73.4% more for housing

 
Athens
French Polynesia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$32.55
€29.93
$98.35
CFPF10,791
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $634.68
€583.59
$1,088.99
CFPF119,490
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $557.32
€512.45
$943.04
CFPF103,476

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pay 9.7% less for childcare

 
Athens
French Polynesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $463.20
€425.91
$449.07
CFPF49,274
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,722.29
€9,859.13
$8,981.37
CFPF985,484

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pay 33.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Athens
French Polynesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
€4.93
$4.49
CFPF493
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.71
€3.41
$3.86
CFPF424
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.88
€4.48
$11.14
CFPF1,222

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pay 54.2% more for clothing

 
Athens
French Polynesia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$86.11
€79.18
$118.19
CFPF12,969
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.32
€35.24
$87.78
CFPF9,631
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.75
€86.21
$138.76
CFPF15,226

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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: April 2025
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