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French Polynesia vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

French Polynesia is 2.4 times more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.3% more in French Polynesia
Groceries: pay 33.0% more in French Polynesia
Transportation: pay 0.6% less in French Polynesia
Housing: pay 3.8 times more in French Polynesia
Childcare: pay 6.3 times more in French Polynesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.6% more in French Polynesia
Clothing: pay 68.8% more in French Polynesia

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

French Polynesia vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.3% more for restaurants

	Cook Islands	French Polynesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 NZ$15.82	$15.43 CFPF1,783	+72.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.21 NZ$14.51	$11.62 CFPF1,343	+41.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 NZ$5.01	$2.96 CFPF341	+4.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.09 NZ$3.69	$2.49 CFPF288	+19.2%
Average			+34.3%

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pay 33.0% more for groceries

	Cook Islands	French Polynesia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.22 NZ$5.68	$2.25 CFPF259	-30.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 NZ$9.10	$5.61 CFPF649	+9.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.63 NZ$13.48	$5.89 CFPF681	-22.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.76 NZ$10.18	$7.16 CFPF827	+24.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 NZ$6.22	$5.50 CFPF635	+56.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 NZ$2.38	$2.44 CFPF282	+81.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 NZ$1.91	$0.71 CFPF82	-34.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 NZ$2.86	$4.89 CFPF565	+202.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.84 NZ$5.02	$3.03 CFPF350	+6.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.08 NZ$1.91	$2.04 CFPF235	+88.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 NZ$1.51	$0.71 CFPF82	-16.5%
Average			+33.0%

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pay 0.6% less for transportation

	Cook Islands	French Polynesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$12.00	$5.27 CFPF609	-22.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,944.29 NZ$21,099.27	$19,759.02 CFPF2,282,996	+65.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$212.01 NZ$374.51	$116.76 CFPF13,490	-44.9%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 3.8 times more for housing

	Cook Islands	French Polynesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$104.21 NZ$184.09	$98.35 CFPF11,363	-5.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$155.28 NZ$274.29	$1,088.99 CFPF125,824	+601.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$155.28 NZ$274.29	$943.04 CFPF108,961	+507.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.92 NZ$141.18	$77.89 CFPF9,000	-2.5%
Average			+275.1%

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pay 6.3 times more for childcare

	Cook Islands	French Polynesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$449.07 CFPF51,886
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,433.32 NZ$2,531.91	$8,981.37 CFPF1,037,725	+526.6%
Average			+526.6%

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pay 37.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	French Polynesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.23 NZ$9.23	$4.49 CFPF519	-14.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.83 NZ$6.77	$3.86 CFPF446	+0.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.93 NZ$26.37	$11.14 CFPF1,287	-25.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.88 NZ$43.96	$60.60 CFPF7,002	+143.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.87 NZ$12.13	$12.57 CFPF1,453	+83.1%
Average			+37.6%

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pay 68.8% more for clothing

	Cook Islands	French Polynesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.89 NZ$118.16	$118.19 CFPF13,656	+76.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$87.78 CFPF10,142
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$138.76 CFPF16,033
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.46 NZ$129.76	$118.19 CFPF13,656	+60.9%
Average			+68.8%

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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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