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French Polynesia vs. Burkina Faso Cost of Living Summary

French Polynesia is 2.8 times more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.7 times more in French Polynesia
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in French Polynesia
Transportation: pay 8.9% more in French Polynesia
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in French Polynesia
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in French Polynesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1 times more in French Polynesia

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

French Polynesia vs. Burkina Faso Cost Breakdown

If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Burkina Faso, you would:

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pay 5.7 times more for restaurants

	Burkina Faso	French Polynesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.23 F CFA766	$15.43 CFPF1,755	+1159.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.35 F CFA4,597	$11.62 CFPF1,322	+58.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 F CFA477	$2.96 CFPF336	+287.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 F CFA332	$2.49 CFPF284	+369.4%
Average			+468.5%

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Burkina Faso	French Polynesia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 F CFA447	$2.25 CFPF255	+214.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.17 F CFA5,108	$5.61 CFPF638	-31.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.16 F CFA5,728	$5.89 CFPF670	-35.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.86 F CFA1,789	$7.16 CFPF814	+150.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.89 F CFA5,560	$5.50 CFPF626	-38.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 F CFA927	$2.44 CFPF278	+64.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 F CFA311	$0.71 CFPF80	+42.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 F CFA258	$4.89 CFPF556	+1085.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 F CFA653	$3.03 CFPF344	+190.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 F CFA747	$2.04 CFPF232	+70.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 F CFA384	$0.71 CFPF81	+16.2%
Average			+157.1%

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pay 8.9% more for transportation

	Burkina Faso	French Polynesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.84 F CFA3,026	$5.27 CFPF599	+8.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$19,759.02 CFPF2,247,418
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$116.76 CFPF13,280
Average			+8.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Burkina Faso	French Polynesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.85 F CFA28,042	$98.35 CFPF11,186	+119.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$408.47 F CFA255,388	$1,088.99 CFPF123,863	+166.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$285.93 F CFA178,772	$943.04 CFPF107,263	+229.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.13 F CFA55,725	$77.89 CFPF8,859	-12.6%
Average			+125.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Burkina Faso	French Polynesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$122.54 F CFA76,617	$449.07 CFPF51,078	+266.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,052.55 F CFA9,411,259	$8,981.37 CFPF1,021,554	-40.3%
Average			+113.1%

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pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Burkina Faso	French Polynesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.14 F CFA715	$4.49 CFPF511	+292.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 F CFA1,022	$3.86 CFPF439	+136.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.63 F CFA1,022	$11.14 CFPF1,267	+581.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.19 F CFA35,754	$60.60 CFPF6,893	+6.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 F CFA5,108	$12.57 CFPF1,430	+53.9%
Average			+214.1%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Burkina Faso	French Polynesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$118.19 CFPF13,444
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$87.78 CFPF9,984
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$138.76 CFPF15,783
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$118.19 CFPF13,444

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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: February 2025

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