Cost of living comparison

 Saint Kitts and Nevis
compared to
 French Polynesia
French Polynesia vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost of Living Summary

French Polynesia is 46.8% more expensive than Saint Kitts and Nevis overall.

Restaurants
pay 1.8% more in French Polynesia
Groceries
pay 2.1 times more in French Polynesia
Housing
pay 28.8% more in French Polynesia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 76.8% more in French Polynesia
Clothing
pay 20.1% more in French Polynesia

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

French Polynesia vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:

pay 1.8% more for restaurants

 
Saint Kitts and Nevis
French Polynesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $22.20
EC$60.00
$15.43
CFPF1,687
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.98
EC$37.77
$11.62
CFPF1,270
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.04
EC$5.50
$2.96
CFPF323

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

 
Saint Kitts and Nevis
French Polynesia
Bread
1 loaf
$4.07
EC$10.99
$2.25
CFPF245
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.51
EC$14.88
$5.61
CFPF614
Milk (1 gallon) $12.19
EC$32.94
$5.89
CFPF644

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Saint Kitts and Nevis
French Polynesia
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $5.27
CFPF576
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $19,759.02
CFPF2,159,922

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pay 28.8% more for housing

 
Saint Kitts and Nevis
French Polynesia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $98.35
CFPF10,751
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $700.00
EC$1,891.79
$1,088.99
CFPF119,041
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $943.04
CFPF103,087

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Saint Kitts and Nevis
French Polynesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $449.07
CFPF49,089
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $8,981.37
CFPF981,783

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pay 76.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Saint Kitts and Nevis
French Polynesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.22
EC$6.00
$4.49
CFPF491
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.70
EC$10.00
$3.86
CFPF422
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.55
EC$15.00
$11.14
CFPF1,217

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pay 20.1% more for clothing

 
Saint Kitts and Nevis
French Polynesia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$88.81
EC$240.00
$118.19
CFPF12,920
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $87.78
CFPF9,595
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$129.51
EC$350.00
$138.76
CFPF15,168

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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: March 2025
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