Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

compared to

French Polynesia

French Polynesia vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

French Polynesia is 3.5 times more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in French Polynesia
Groceries: pay 91.4% more in French Polynesia
Transportation: pay 4.5 times more in French Polynesia
Housing: pay 13.7% less in French Polynesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in French Polynesia
Clothing: pay 8.0 times more in French Polynesia

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

French Polynesia vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	French Polynesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$15.43 CFPF1,687	+414.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL209,695	$11.62 CFPF1,270	+16.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$2.96 CFPF323	+187.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$2.49 CFPF272	+181.1%
Average			+199.7%

Sierra Leone vs. French Polynesia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 91.4% more for groceries

	Sierra Leone	French Polynesia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 SLL10,485	$2.25 CFPF245	+349.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$5.61 CFPF614
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.57 SLL158,756	$5.89 CFPF644	-22.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 SLL40,891	$7.16 CFPF782	+266.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$5.50 CFPF601	+61.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$2.44 CFPF267	+34.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.71 CFPF77	-22.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$4.89 CFPF534
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$3.03 CFPF331	+33.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$2.04 CFPF223	+124.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.71 CFPF78	-3.5%
Average			+91.4%

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pay 4.5 times more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	French Polynesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 SLL101,357	$5.27 CFPF576	+9.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	$19,759.02 CFPF2,159,922	+64.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225,422	$116.76 CFPF12,763	+986.1%
Average			+353.3%

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pay 13.7% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	French Polynesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	$98.35 CFPF10,751	-1.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,361.67 SLL28,553,469	$1,088.99 CFPF119,041	-20.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$978.33 SLL20,515,161	$943.04 CFPF103,087	-3.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	$77.89 CFPF8,514	-29.4%
Average			-13.7%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	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 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	French Polynesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$4.49 CFPF491	+199.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$3.86 CFPF422	+122.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$11.14 CFPF1,217	+271.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$60.60 CFPF6,625	+21.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$12.57 CFPF1,374
Average			+153.5%

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pay 8.0 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	French Polynesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL209,695	$118.19 CFPF12,920	+1081.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL167,756	$87.78 CFPF9,595	+997.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419,390	$138.76 CFPF15,168	+593.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$118.19 CFPF12,920	+136.4%
Average			+702.3%

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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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