Cost of living comparison

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

French Polynesia is 4.6 times more expensive than Burundi overall.

Restaurants
pay 5.3 times more in French Polynesia
Groceries
pay 3.8 times more in French Polynesia
Housing
pay 8.3 times more in French Polynesia
Childcare
pay 2.5 times more in French Polynesia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.2 times more in French Polynesia

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

French Polynesia vs. Burundi Cost Breakdown

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

pay 5.3 times more for restaurants

 
Burundi
French Polynesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.84
BIF5,434
$15.43
CFPF1,687
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.69
BIF10,916
$11.62
CFPF1,270
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.49
BIF1,455
$2.96
CFPF323

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pay 3.8 times more for groceries

 
Burundi
French Polynesia
Bread
1 loaf
$0.73
BIF2,151
$2.25
CFPF245
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.06
BIF17,922
$5.61
CFPF614
Milk (1 gallon) $2.75
BIF8,137
$5.89
CFPF644

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Burundi
French Polynesia
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $5.27
CFPF576
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $19,759.02
CFPF2,159,922

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pay 8.3 times more for housing

 
Burundi
French Polynesia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $98.35
CFPF10,751
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $289.31
BIF855,219
$1,088.99
CFPF119,041
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $73.09
BIF216,066
$943.04
CFPF103,087

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

 
Burundi
French Polynesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $105.93
BIF313,135
$449.07
CFPF49,089
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,592.87
BIF31,313,539
$8,981.37
CFPF981,783

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pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Burundi
French Polynesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.23
BIF3,639
$4.49
CFPF491
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.95
BIF8,733
$3.86
CFPF422
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.43
BIF7,169
$11.14
CFPF1,217

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Burundi
French Polynesia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $118.19
CFPF12,920
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $87.78
CFPF9,595
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $138.76
CFPF15,168

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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: March 2025
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