Cost of living comparison

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

French Polynesia is 33.0% more expensive than Netherlands overall.

Restaurants
pay 3.8% less in French Polynesia
Groceries
pay 85.4% more in French Polynesia
Transportation
pay 2.1 times more in French Polynesia
Housing
pay 10.9% more in French Polynesia
Childcare
pay 36.6% less in French Polynesia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 6.1% more in French Polynesia
Clothing
pay 54.8% more in French Polynesia

The cost of transportation, groceries, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports in French Polynesia are more expensive than in Netherlands. Expenses including childcare and restaurants are lower in French Polynesia. Notably, transportation and groceries are significantly more expensive in French Polynesia.

French Polynesia vs. Netherlands Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.8% less for restaurants

 
Netherlands
French Polynesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.74
€17.97
$15.43
CFPF1,766
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.22
€11.72
$11.62
CFPF1,330
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.94
€2.82
$2.96
CFPF338

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pay 85.4% more for groceries

 
Netherlands
French Polynesia
Bread
1 loaf
$1.79
€1.72
$2.25
CFPF257
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.20
€5.95
$5.61
CFPF642
Milk (1 gallon) $4.40
€4.22
$5.89
CFPF674

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

 
Netherlands
French Polynesia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.80
€7.48
$5.27
CFPF603
Monthly public transit pass $95.88
€91.95
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,938.58
€30,627.72
$19,759.02
CFPF2,261,103

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pay 10.9% more for housing

 
Netherlands
French Polynesia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$43.11
€41.35
$98.35
CFPF11,254
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,289.16
€1,236.25
$1,088.99
CFPF124,618
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,051.87
€1,008.70
$943.04
CFPF107,916

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pay 36.6% less for childcare

 
Netherlands
French Polynesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,627.96
€1,561.15
$449.07
CFPF51,389
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,050.97
€8,679.49
$8,981.37
CFPF1,027,774

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pay 6.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Netherlands
French Polynesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.55
€5.32
$4.49
CFPF514
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.60
€3.45
$3.86
CFPF442
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.52
€11.05
$11.14
CFPF1,274

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pay 54.8% more for clothing

 
Netherlands
French Polynesia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$84.34
€80.88
$118.19
CFPF13,525
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.25
€36.68
$87.78
CFPF10,045
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.60
€88.80
$138.76
CFPF15,879

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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: January 2025
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