Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 80.8% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
French Polynesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK37.06
|
$15.01
CFPF1,647
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK36.17
|
$11.71
CFPF1,285
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.76
|
$3.17
CFPF348
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.37
|
$2.65
CFPF291
|
|
pay 54.0% more for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
French Polynesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.78
|
$1.69
CFPF185
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.69
|
$5.06
CFPF555
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.94
|
$5.95
CFPF653
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK15.24
|
$5.87
CFPF644
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.89
|
$5.56
CFPF610
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.17
|
$1.74
CFPF191
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK4.05
|
$0.71
CFPF78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.22
|
$4.94
CFPF542
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.23
|
$3.07
CFPF337
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.53
|
$2.12
CFPF232
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK5.06
|
$0.82
CFPF89
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
French Polynesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK16.43
|
$5.34
CFPF586
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK139.29
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK165,352.92
|
$19,965.96
CFPF2,190,972
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK70.27
|
$117.98
CFPF12,947
|
|
pay 9.1% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
French Polynesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,377.94
|
$99.72
CFPF10,943
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK11,237.32
|
$1,103.62
CFPF121,107
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,674.20
|
$955.69
CFPF104,873
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK471.54
|
$78.84
CFPF8,652
|
|
pay 45.1% more for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
French Polynesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,174.56
|
$453.77
CFPF49,795
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,568.75
|
$9,075.44
CFPF995,896
|
|
pay 42.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
French Polynesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.40
|
$4.36
CFPF478
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.49
|
$3.87
CFPF425
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK28.42
|
$9.67
CFPF1,061
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK198.94
|
$61.36
CFPF6,734
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK31.00
|
$12.74
CFPF1,398
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
French Polynesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK134.35
|
$119.76
CFPF13,142
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK144.68
|
$88.92
CFPF9,757
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK245.45
|
$140.63
CFPF15,432
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK346.21
|
$119.76
CFPF13,142
|
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