French Polynesia is 13.4% more expensive than British Virgin Islands.

If you lived in French Polynesia instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

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pay 16.8% more for restaurants

 
British Virgin Islands
French Polynesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $24.49
 
$15.43
CFPF1,746
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.25
 
$11.62
CFPF1,315
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.97
 
$2.96
CFPF334

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pay 23.5% more for groceries

 
British Virgin Islands
French Polynesia
Bread
1 loaf
$4.96
 
$2.25
CFPF254
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.75
 
$5.61
CFPF635
Milk (1 gallon) $9.43
 
$5.89
CFPF667

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pay 13.6% more for transportation

 
British Virgin Islands
French Polynesia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.64
 
$5.27
CFPF596
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $19,759.02
CFPF2,236,122

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pay 23.2% less for housing

 
British Virgin Islands
French Polynesia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$120.00
 
$98.35
CFPF11,130
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,458.33
 
$1,088.99
CFPF123,241
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,183.33
 
$943.04
CFPF106,724

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pay 3.4% more for childcare

 
British Virgin Islands
French Polynesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $375.00
 
$449.07
CFPF50,821
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,320.00
 
$8,981.37
CFPF1,016,419

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pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
British Virgin Islands
French Polynesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.75
 
$4.49
CFPF508
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.04
 
$3.86
CFPF437
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.00
 
$11.14
CFPF1,260

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pay 48.1% more for clothing

 
British Virgin Islands
French Polynesia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$47.50
 
$118.19
CFPF13,376
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$55.00
 
$87.78
CFPF9,934
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$155.00
 
$138.76
CFPF15,704

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