Cost of living comparison

 Berlin, Germany
compared to
 French Polynesia
French Polynesia vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

French Polynesia is 33.7% more expensive than Berlin.

Restaurants
pay 3.8% less in French Polynesia
Groceries
pay 73.0% more in French Polynesia
Transportation
pay 77.7% more in French Polynesia
Housing
pay 8.4% more in French Polynesia
Childcare
pay 19.8% more in French Polynesia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 15.2% more in French Polynesia
Clothing
pay 45.8% more in French Polynesia

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

French Polynesia vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.8% less for restaurants

 
Berlin
French Polynesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€14.67
$15.43
CFPF1,680
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.79
€10.76
$11.62
CFPF1,265
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.88
€2.63
$2.96
CFPF322

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pay 73.0% more for groceries

 
Berlin
French Polynesia
Bread
1 loaf
$1.96
€1.78
$2.25
CFPF244
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.66
€6.08
$5.61
CFPF611
Milk (1 gallon) $4.57
€4.17
$5.89
CFPF642

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pay 77.7% more for transportation

 
Berlin
French Polynesia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.19
€6.56
$5.27
CFPF574
Monthly public transit pass $52.52
€47.92
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,799.21
€29,014.75
$19,759.02
CFPF2,151,413

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pay 8.4% more for housing

 
Berlin
French Polynesia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$44.99
€41.05
$98.35
CFPF10,708
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,278.77
€1,166.80
$1,088.99
CFPF118,572
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $938.86
€856.65
$943.04
CFPF102,681

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pay 19.8% more for childcare

 
Berlin
French Polynesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $306.98
€280.10
$449.07
CFPF48,896
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,639.17
€8,795.13
$8,981.37
CFPF977,915

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pay 15.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Berlin
French Polynesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.29
€3.91
$4.49
CFPF489
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.98
€3.63
$3.86
CFPF421
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.11
€8.31
$11.14
CFPF1,213

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pay 45.8% more for clothing

 
Berlin
French Polynesia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$85.49
€78.01
$118.19
CFPF12,869
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.99
€37.40
$87.78
CFPF9,557
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$95.49
€87.13
$138.76
CFPF15,109

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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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