Cost of living comparison
Greece is 23.3% cheaper than French Polynesia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 35.5% less in Greece
- Groceries
-
pay 35.6% less in Greece
- Transportation
-
pay 0.5% less in Greece
- Housing
-
pay 12.8% less in Greece
- Childcare
-
pay 18.8% less in Greece
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 23.4% less in Greece
- Clothing
-
pay 36.8% less in Greece
Expenses including clothing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, and housing are lower in Greece.
If you lived in Greece instead of French Polynesia, you would:
pay 35.5% less for restaurants
French Polynesia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.43
CFPF1,583
|
$13.17
€11.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.62
CFPF1,193
|
$9.11
€7.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
CFPF303
|
$2.07
€1.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
CFPF256
|
$0.60
€0.51
|
|
pay 35.6% less for groceries
French Polynesia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.25
CFPF230
|
$1.33
€1.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.61
CFPF576
|
$6.30
€5.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
CFPF605
|
$5.99
€5.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.16
CFPF734
|
$4.02
€3.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.50
CFPF564
|
$4.23
€3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.44
CFPF251
|
$0.88
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CFPF72
|
$0.85
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.89
CFPF502
|
$0.58
€0.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.03
CFPF311
|
$0.87
€0.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
CFPF209
|
$0.51
€0.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
CFPF73
|
$0.57
€0.49
|
|
pay 0.5% less for transportation
French Polynesia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
CFPF541
|
$7.55
€6.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.19
€34.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,759.02
CFPF2,027,657
|
$28,316.80
€24,351.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$116.76
CFPF11,982
|
$13.82
€11.88
|
|
pay 12.8% less for housing
French Polynesia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$98.35
CFPF10,092
|
$32.82
€28.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,088.99
CFPF111,752
|
$524.36
€450.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$943.04
CFPF96,775
|
$392.21
€337.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.89
CFPF7,993
|
$175.68
€151.07
|
|
pay 18.8% less for childcare
French Polynesia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$449.07
CFPF46,083
|
$413.12
€355.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,981.37
CFPF921,662
|
$6,332.60
€5,445.72
|
|
pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports
French Polynesia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.49
CFPF461
|
$4.40
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.86
CFPF396
|
$3.49
€3.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.14
CFPF1,143
|
$4.94
€4.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.60
CFPF6,219
|
$48.72
€41.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.57
CFPF1,290
|
$8.82
€7.58
|
|
pay 36.8% less for clothing
French Polynesia
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.19
CFPF12,129
|
$83.64
€71.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.78
CFPF9,008
|
$37.83
€32.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.76
CFPF14,240
|
$83.15
€71.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.19
CFPF12,129
|
$93.42
€80.34
|
|
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