Cost of living comparison

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

French Polynesia is 3.6 times more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants
pay 3.3 times more in French Polynesia
Groceries
pay 2.7 times more in French Polynesia
Transportation
pay 11.2 times more in French Polynesia
Housing
pay 27.9% more in French Polynesia
Childcare
pay 2.9 times more in French Polynesia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.6 times more in French Polynesia
Clothing
pay 47.0% more in French Polynesia

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

French Polynesia vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

 
Ethiopia
French Polynesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.00
ETB763.02
$15.43
CFPF1,793
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.24
ETB792.94
$11.62
CFPF1,350
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.78
ETB99.83
$2.96
CFPF343

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

 
Ethiopia
French Polynesia
Bread
1 loaf
$1.20
ETB152.80
$2.25
CFPF261
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.85
ETB617.21
$5.61
CFPF652
Milk (1 gallon) $6.08
ETB773.02
$5.89
CFPF685

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pay 11.2 times more for transportation

 
Ethiopia
French Polynesia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.88
ETB620.55
$5.27
CFPF612
Monthly public transit pass $10.00
ETB1,271.69
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
ETB3,179,235.20
$19,759.02
CFPF2,295,889

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pay 27.9% more for housing

 
Ethiopia
French Polynesia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$171.17
ETB21,767.16
$98.35
CFPF11,427
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $645.10
ETB82,036.99
$1,088.99
CFPF126,535
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $422.74
ETB53,759.88
$943.04
CFPF109,577

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

 
Ethiopia
French Polynesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $81.47
ETB10,360.91
$449.07
CFPF52,179
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $43,916.67
ETB5,584,856.50
$8,981.37
CFPF1,043,586

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Ethiopia
French Polynesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.00
ETB127.17
$4.49
CFPF522
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.15
ETB146.21
$3.86
CFPF449
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.00
ETB508.68
$11.14
CFPF1,294

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pay 47.0% more for clothing

 
Ethiopia
French Polynesia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$48.33
ETB6,146.52
$118.19
CFPF13,733
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$75.17
ETB9,558.90
$87.78
CFPF10,199
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$108.84
ETB13,841.47
$138.76
CFPF16,123

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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: January 2025
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