Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 70.5% more expensive than Samoa.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 9.0% more for restaurants
|
Samoa
|
French Polynesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$59.13
WST165.55
|
$15.43
CFPF1,765
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
$11.62
CFPF1,330
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
WST6.00
|
$2.96
CFPF338
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
WST4.26
|
$2.49
CFPF285
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Samoa
|
French Polynesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
$2.25
CFPF257
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.61
CFPF642
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.70
WST18.76
|
$5.89
CFPF674
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$7.16
CFPF819
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$5.50
CFPF629
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.44
CFPF280
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.71
CFPF81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.89
CFPF559
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.03
CFPF346
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.04
CFPF233
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.71
CFPF82
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Samoa
|
French Polynesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.27
CFPF603
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,759.02
CFPF2,260,670
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$116.76
CFPF13,358
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Samoa
|
French Polynesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$98.35
CFPF11,252
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,088.99
CFPF124,594
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$943.04
CFPF107,896
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$77.89
CFPF8,912
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Samoa
|
French Polynesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$449.07
CFPF51,379
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,981.37
CFPF1,027,577
|
pay 62.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Samoa
|
French Polynesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
WST15.00
|
$4.49
CFPF514
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
WST4.50
|
$3.86
CFPF442
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$11.14
CFPF1,274
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$60.60
CFPF6,934
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.57
CFPF1,439
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Samoa
|
French Polynesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
$118.19
CFPF13,523
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
$87.78
CFPF10,043
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
$138.76
CFPF15,876
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.11
WST255.12
|
$118.19
CFPF13,523
|
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