Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 93.4% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Brunei
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.70
BND6.22
|
$15.01
CFPF1,647
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.86
BND7.75
|
$11.71
CFPF1,285
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
BND1.57
|
$3.17
CFPF348
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
BND1.05
|
$2.65
CFPF291
|
|
pay 41.0% more for groceries
Brunei
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
BND2.74
|
$1.69
CFPF185
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.61
BND7.41
|
$5.06
CFPF555
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
BND8.42
|
$5.95
CFPF653
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
BND3.18
|
$5.87
CFPF644
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
BND4.48
|
$5.56
CFPF610
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
BND2.28
|
$1.74
CFPF191
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.91
BND2.52
|
$0.71
CFPF78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
BND2.23
|
$4.94
CFPF542
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
BND2.83
|
$3.07
CFPF337
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
BND1.31
|
$2.12
CFPF232
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
BND1.20
|
$0.82
CFPF89
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Brunei
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.30
BND1.71
|
$5.34
CFPF586
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND29.42
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,028.03
BND30,450.79
|
$19,965.96
CFPF2,190,972
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND33.35
|
$117.98
CFPF12,947
|
|
pay 76.3% more for housing
Brunei
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.81
BND120.08
|
$99.72
CFPF10,943
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.89
BND654.41
|
$1,103.62
CFPF121,107
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$556.37
BND735.71
|
$955.69
CFPF104,873
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.28
BND51.94
|
$78.84
CFPF8,652
|
|
pay 35.1% more for childcare
Brunei
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.56
BND328.68
|
$453.77
CFPF49,795
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,354.39
BND13,691.99
|
$9,075.44
CFPF995,896
|
|
pay 48.7% more for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.30
BND3.04
|
$4.36
CFPF478
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
BND4.96
|
$3.87
CFPF425
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.20
BND13.48
|
$9.67
CFPF1,061
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.77
BND88.30
|
$61.36
CFPF6,734
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
BND6.38
|
$12.74
CFPF1,398
|
|
pay 50.4% more for clothing
Brunei
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.14
BND76.88
|
$119.76
CFPF13,142
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.50
BND80.00
|
$88.92
CFPF9,757
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.63
BND134.40
|
$140.63
CFPF15,432
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.84
BND143.92
|
$119.76
CFPF13,142
|
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