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French Polynesia vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

French Polynesia is 62.3% more expensive than Singapore overall.

Restaurants: pay 80.9% more in French Polynesia
Groceries: pay 39.6% more in French Polynesia
Transportation: pay 4.4 times more in French Polynesia
Housing: pay 5.8% more in French Polynesia
Childcare: pay 64.8% less in French Polynesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.8% less in French Polynesia
Clothing: pay 56.4% more in French Polynesia

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

French Polynesia vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 80.9% more for restaurants

	Singapore	French Polynesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.16 SGD13.61	$15.43 CFPF1,755	+51.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.52 SGD10.08	$11.62 CFPF1,322	+54.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.52 SGD2.04	$2.96 CFPF336	+94.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 SGD1.50	$2.49 CFPF284	+122.6%
Average			+80.9%

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pay 39.6% more for groceries

	Singapore	French Polynesia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.11 SGD2.82	$2.25 CFPF255	+6.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.41 SGD11.27	$5.61 CFPF638	-33.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.38 SGD13.91	$5.89 CFPF670	-43.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.30 SGD4.42	$7.16 CFPF814	+116.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.50 SGD6.02	$5.50 CFPF626	+22.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 SGD2.42	$2.44 CFPF278	+35.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.82	$0.71 CFPF80	-48.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.80 SGD2.41	$4.89 CFPF556	+171.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 SGD1.70	$3.03 CFPF344	+139.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 SGD1.37	$2.04 CFPF232	+99.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 SGD1.39	$0.71 CFPF81	-31.3%
Average			+39.6%

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pay 4.4 times more for transportation

	Singapore	French Polynesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.18 SGD10.96	$5.27 CFPF599	-35.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.29 SGD120.93	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$135,434.68 SGD181,401.21	$19,759.02 CFPF2,247,418	-85.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.48 SGD12.70	$116.76 CFPF13,280	+1131.6%
Average			+336.9%

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pay 5.8% more for housing

	Singapore	French Polynesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.16 SGD48.43	$98.35 CFPF11,186	+172.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,745.11 SGD3,676.80	$1,088.99 CFPF123,863	-60.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,988.78 SGD2,663.77	$943.04 CFPF107,263	-52.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.43 SGD162.65	$77.89 CFPF8,859	-35.9%
Average			+5.8%

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pay 64.8% less for childcare

	Singapore	French Polynesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,189.74 SGD1,593.54	$449.07 CFPF51,078	-62.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,370.99 SGD36,660.71	$8,981.37 CFPF1,021,554	-67.2%
Average			-64.8%

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pay 18.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	French Polynesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.73 SGD9.02	$4.49 CFPF511	-33.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.71 SGD6.31	$3.86 CFPF439	-18.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.64 SGD16.93	$11.14 CFPF1,267	-11.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$105.20 SGD140.90	$60.60 CFPF6,893	-42.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.29 SGD15.12	$12.57 CFPF1,430	+11.4%
Average			-18.8%

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pay 56.4% more for clothing

	Singapore	French Polynesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.32 SGD88.83	$118.19 CFPF13,444	+78.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.36 SGD59.42	$87.78 CFPF9,984	+97.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.71 SGD129.53	$138.76 CFPF15,783	+43.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.62 SGD149.51	$118.19 CFPF13,444	+5.9%
Average			+56.4%

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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: February 2025

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