French Polynesia is 50.9% more expensive than France.

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

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pay 12.0% more for restaurants

 
France
French Polynesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.64
€15.01
$15.43
CFPF1,767
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.86
€10.43
$11.62
CFPF1,331
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.73
€2.62
$2.96
CFPF339

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pay 60.1% more for groceries

 
France
French Polynesia
Bread
1 loaf
$1.71
€1.65
$2.25
CFPF257
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.46
€8.12
$5.61
CFPF643
Milk (1 gallon) $4.52
€4.33
$5.89
CFPF675

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

 
France
French Polynesia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.25
€6.96
$5.27
CFPF604
Monthly public transit pass $50.39
€48.37
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,262.62
€30,008.27
$19,759.02
CFPF2,263,274

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pay 71.0% more for housing

 
France
French Polynesia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.07
€28.86
$98.35
CFPF11,265
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $750.17
€720.07
$1,088.99
CFPF124,737
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $604.38
€580.13
$943.04
CFPF108,020

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pay 18.4% less for childcare

 
France
French Polynesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $690.26
€662.57
$449.07
CFPF51,438
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,163.56
€8,795.89
$8,981.37
CFPF1,028,761

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pay 13.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
France
French Polynesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.20
€5.95
$4.49
CFPF514
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.01
€2.89
$3.86
CFPF442
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.83
€11.36
$11.14
CFPF1,276

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pay 52.3% more for clothing

 
France
French Polynesia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.62
€86.03
$118.19
CFPF13,538
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.76
€36.24
$87.78
CFPF10,054
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.52
€87.85
$138.76
CFPF15,894

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