Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 65.0% more expensive than Cyprus.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 64.1% more for restaurants
Cyprus
|
French Polynesia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.56
€14.92
|
$15.43
CFPF1,765
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.31
€7.97
|
$11.62
CFPF1,330
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.61
|
$2.96
CFPF338
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
€0.99
|
$2.49
CFPF285
|
|
pay 97.7% more for groceries
Cyprus
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.70
|
$2.25
CFPF257
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.32
€6.06
|
$5.61
CFPF642
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
€6.13
|
$5.89
CFPF674
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
€3.70
|
$7.16
CFPF819
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
€3.63
|
$5.50
CFPF629
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.13
|
$2.44
CFPF280
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$0.71
CFPF81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.89
|
$4.89
CFPF559
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.20
|
$3.03
CFPF346
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$2.04
CFPF233
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.71
CFPF82
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Cyprus
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
€5.31
|
$5.27
CFPF603
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€41.10
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,716.67
€25,615.22
|
$19,759.02
CFPF2,260,670
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.31
€19.47
|
$116.76
CFPF13,358
|
|
pay 51.9% more for housing
Cyprus
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
€32.28
|
$98.35
CFPF11,252
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$862.00
€826.46
|
$1,088.99
CFPF124,594
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$707.00
€677.85
|
$943.04
CFPF107,896
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.26
€133.52
|
$77.89
CFPF8,912
|
|
pay 15.4% more for childcare
Cyprus
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$417.93
€400.70
|
$449.07
CFPF51,379
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,282.83
€6,982.58
|
$8,981.37
CFPF1,027,577
|
|
pay 36.4% more for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.45
€3.31
|
$4.49
CFPF514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.61
€3.46
|
$3.86
CFPF442
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
€4.70
|
$11.14
CFPF1,274
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.44
€56.99
|
$60.60
CFPF6,934
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.85
€10.40
|
$12.57
CFPF1,439
|
|
pay 41.4% more for clothing
Cyprus
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.33
€77.98
|
$118.19
CFPF13,523
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.86
€44.93
|
$87.78
CFPF10,043
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.61
€107.96
|
$138.76
CFPF15,876
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.65
€103.21
|
$118.19
CFPF13,523
|
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