Cost of living comparison

 Austria
compared to
 French Polynesia
French Polynesia vs. Austria Cost of Living Summary

French Polynesia is 42.5% more expensive than Austria overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.1% more in French Polynesia
Groceries
pay 50.8% more in French Polynesia
Transportation
pay 2.5 times more in French Polynesia
Housing
pay 41.3% more in French Polynesia
Childcare
pay 16.9% less in French Polynesia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 26.2% more in French Polynesia
Clothing
pay 49.0% more in French Polynesia

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

French Polynesia vs. Austria Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.1% more for restaurants

 
Austria
French Polynesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.38
€13.53
$15.43
CFPF1,619
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.63
€9.35
$11.62
CFPF1,220
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.11
€2.74
$2.96
CFPF310

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pay 50.8% more for groceries

 
Austria
French Polynesia
Bread
1 loaf
$2.51
€2.21
$2.25
CFPF236
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.15
€7.17
$5.61
CFPF589
Milk (1 gallon) $5.62
€4.94
$5.89
CFPF618

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

 
Austria
French Polynesia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.30
€5.54
$5.27
CFPF553
Monthly public transit pass $48.89
€43.00
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,790.93
€23,563.24
$19,759.02
CFPF2,073,808

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pay 41.3% more for housing

 
Austria
French Polynesia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$36.05
€31.70
$98.35
CFPF10,322
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $834.31
€733.79
$1,088.99
CFPF114,295
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $704.76
€619.86
$943.04
CFPF98,977

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pay 16.9% less for childcare

 
Austria
French Polynesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $436.40
€383.83
$449.07
CFPF47,132
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,173.71
€12,466.10
$8,981.37
CFPF942,640

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pay 26.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Austria
French Polynesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.65
€4.09
$4.49
CFPF471
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.63
€3.19
$3.86
CFPF405
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.56
€5.77
$11.14
CFPF1,169

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pay 49.0% more for clothing

 
Austria
French Polynesia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$85.11
€74.86
$118.19
CFPF12,405
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.90
€38.61
$87.78
CFPF9,213
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.16
€77.54
$138.76
CFPF14,564

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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: May 2025
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