Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 69.2% more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Finland, you would:
pay 17.1% more for restaurants
|
Finland
|
French Polynesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.18
€13.45
|
$15.43
CFPF1,746
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.90
|
$11.62
CFPF1,315
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.44
|
$2.96
CFPF334
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.77
|
$2.49
CFPF282
|
|
pay 99.9% more for groceries
|
Finland
|
French Polynesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.17
|
$2.25
CFPF254
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.51
|
$5.61
CFPF635
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€4.05
|
$5.89
CFPF667
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
$7.16
CFPF810
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€5.10
|
$5.50
CFPF622
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$2.44
CFPF277
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.71
CFPF80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.93
|
$4.89
CFPF553
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.58
|
$3.03
CFPF343
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.53
|
$2.04
CFPF231
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.71
|
$0.71
CFPF81
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Finland
|
French Polynesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.25
|
$5.27
CFPF596
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€57.39
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€30,158.27
|
$19,759.02
CFPF2,236,122
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€17.41
|
$116.76
CFPF13,213
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Finland
|
French Polynesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€21.10
|
$98.35
CFPF11,130
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€696.56
|
$1,088.99
CFPF123,241
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€573.53
|
$943.04
CFPF106,724
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€91.90
|
$77.89
CFPF8,815
|
|
pay 28.7% more for childcare
|
Finland
|
French Polynesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€276.37
|
$449.07
CFPF50,821
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€8,244.75
|
$8,981.37
CFPF1,016,419
|
|
pay 3.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
French Polynesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.91
|
$4.49
CFPF508
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€3.99
|
$3.86
CFPF437
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€9.99
|
$11.14
CFPF1,260
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.58
|
$60.60
CFPF6,858
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€14.79
|
$12.57
CFPF1,423
|
|
pay 79.2% more for clothing
|
Finland
|
French Polynesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€71.27
|
$118.19
CFPF13,376
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€29.57
|
$87.78
CFPF9,934
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€77.85
|
$138.76
CFPF15,704
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€102.96
|
$118.19
CFPF13,376
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