Cost of living comparison

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

French Polynesia is 2.0 times more expensive than Greece overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.0 times more in French Polynesia
Groceries
pay 2.5 times more in French Polynesia
Transportation
pay 3.3 times more in French Polynesia
Housing
pay 98.0% more in French Polynesia
Childcare
pay 25.2% more in French Polynesia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 41.0% more in French Polynesia
Clothing
pay 66.7% more in French Polynesia

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

French Polynesia vs. Greece Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

 
Greece
French Polynesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.17
€11.60
$15.43
CFPF1,621
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.11
€8.02
$11.62
CFPF1,221
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.07
€1.82
$2.96
CFPF310

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

 
Greece
French Polynesia
Bread
1 loaf
$1.33
€1.17
$2.25
CFPF236
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.30
€5.54
$5.61
CFPF590
Milk (1 gallon) $5.99
€5.28
$5.89
CFPF619

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

 
Greece
French Polynesia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.55
€6.65
$5.27
CFPF554
Monthly public transit pass $40.19
€35.39
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,316.80
€24,931.16
$19,759.02
CFPF2,075,963

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pay 98.0% more for housing

 
Greece
French Polynesia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$32.82
€28.89
$98.35
CFPF10,333
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $524.36
€461.67
$1,088.99
CFPF114,414
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $392.21
€345.31
$943.04
CFPF99,080

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pay 25.2% more for childcare

 
Greece
French Polynesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $413.12
€363.73
$449.07
CFPF47,181
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,332.60
€5,575.45
$8,981.37
CFPF943,619

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pay 41.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Greece
French Polynesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.40
€3.88
$4.49
CFPF472
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.49
€3.07
$3.86
CFPF406
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.94
€4.35
$11.14
CFPF1,170

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pay 66.7% more for clothing

 
Greece
French Polynesia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$83.64
€73.64
$118.19
CFPF12,418
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.83
€33.31
$87.78
CFPF9,222
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$83.15
€73.21
$138.76
CFPF14,579

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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: April 2025
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