Cost of living comparison
Albania is 40.8% cheaper than French Polynesia.
If you lived in Albania instead of French Polynesia, you would:
pay 49.3% less for restaurants
French Polynesia
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.43
CFPF1,767
|
$8.37
ALL779
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.62
CFPF1,331
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
CFPF339
|
$1.66
ALL154
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
CFPF286
|
$0.81
ALL75
|
|
pay 40.3% less for groceries
French Polynesia
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.25
CFPF257
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.61
CFPF643
|
$5.29
ALL492
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
CFPF675
|
$7.20
ALL670
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.16
CFPF820
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.50
CFPF630
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.44
CFPF280
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CFPF81
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.89
CFPF560
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.03
CFPF347
|
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
CFPF233
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
CFPF82
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 5.9% more for transportation
French Polynesia
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
CFPF604
|
$7.81
ALL727
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,759.02
CFPF2,263,274
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,630,071
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$116.76
CFPF13,374
|
$30.70
ALL2,856
|
|
pay 58.5% less for housing
French Polynesia
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$98.35
CFPF11,265
|
$16.01
ALL1,490
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,088.99
CFPF124,737
|
$447.88
ALL41,676
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$943.04
CFPF108,020
|
$324.85
ALL30,227
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.89
CFPF8,922
|
$57.67
ALL5,366
|
|
pay 61.7% less for childcare
French Polynesia
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$449.07
CFPF51,438
|
$168.56
ALL15,685
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,981.37
CFPF1,028,761
|
$3,514.89
ALL327,060
|
|
pay 45.8% less for entertainment and sports
French Polynesia
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.49
CFPF514
|
$2.60
ALL242
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.86
CFPF442
|
$1.77
ALL165
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.14
CFPF1,276
|
$3.70
ALL345
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.60
CFPF6,942
|
$44.45
ALL4,136
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.57
CFPF1,440
|
$7.64
ALL711
|
|
pay 35.6% less for clothing
French Polynesia
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.19
CFPF13,538
|
$50.86
ALL4,733
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.78
CFPF10,054
|
$40.61
ALL3,779
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.76
CFPF15,894
|
$90.86
ALL8,455
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.19
CFPF13,538
|
$121.22
ALL11,280
|
|
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