Cost of living comparison

 Vienna, Austria
compared to
 French Polynesia
French Polynesia vs. Vienna Cost of Living Summary

French Polynesia is 44.1% more expensive than Vienna.

Restaurants
pay 4.3% more in French Polynesia
Groceries
pay 44.5% more in French Polynesia
Transportation
pay 2.7 times more in French Polynesia
Housing
pay 29.0% more in French Polynesia
Childcare
pay 10.8% more in French Polynesia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 14.3% more in French Polynesia
Clothing
pay 38.9% more in French Polynesia

The cost of transportation, groceries, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare in French Polynesia are more expensive than in Vienna. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in French Polynesia.

French Polynesia vs. Vienna Cost Breakdown

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

pay 4.3% more for restaurants

 
Vienna
French Polynesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€14.11
$15.43
CFPF1,616
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€9.41
$11.62
CFPF1,217
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.77
€2.43
$2.96
CFPF310

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pay 44.5% more for groceries

 
Vienna
French Polynesia
Bread
1 loaf
$2.91
€2.56
$2.25
CFPF235
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.18
€7.18
$5.61
CFPF588
Milk (1 gallon) $5.99
€5.26
$5.89
CFPF617

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

 
Vienna
French Polynesia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.58
€5.77
$5.27
CFPF552
Monthly public transit pass $41.80
€36.69
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,753.31
€24,359.08
$19,759.02
CFPF2,069,510

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pay 29.0% more for housing

 
Vienna
French Polynesia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$36.56
€32.09
$98.35
CFPF10,301
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,107.49
€972.04
$1,088.99
CFPF114,058
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $808.26
€709.41
$943.04
CFPF98,772

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pay 10.8% more for childcare

 
Vienna
French Polynesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $273.73
€240.25
$449.07
CFPF47,034
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,621.84
€13,711.29
$8,981.37
CFPF940,686

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pay 14.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Vienna
French Polynesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
€4.70
$4.49
CFPF470
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.21
€3.70
$3.86
CFPF405
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.75
€5.93
$11.14
CFPF1,166

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pay 38.9% more for clothing

 
Vienna
French Polynesia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$104.52
€91.73
$118.19
CFPF12,379
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.69
€38.35
$87.78
CFPF9,194
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$95.42
€83.75
$138.76
CFPF14,533

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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: April 2025
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