Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 4.5 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Benin, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Benin
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
F CFA2,009
|
$15.01
CFPF1,662
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
F CFA3,014
|
$11.71
CFPF1,297
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA422
|
$3.17
CFPF351
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA311
|
$2.65
CFPF294
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Benin
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
F CFA770
|
$1.69
CFPF187
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.27
F CFA1,382
|
$5.06
CFPF560
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.19
F CFA4,374
|
$5.95
CFPF659
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
F CFA1,188
|
$5.87
CFPF650
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
F CFA1,493
|
$5.56
CFPF615
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
F CFA798
|
$1.74
CFPF192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA365
|
$0.71
CFPF79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$4.94
CFPF547
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA444
|
$3.07
CFPF340
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA380
|
$2.12
CFPF235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA425
|
$0.82
CFPF90
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for transportation
Benin
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
F CFA2,290
|
$5.34
CFPF591
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,965.96
CFPF2,210,432
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.89
F CFA7,234
|
$117.98
CFPF13,062
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Benin
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.63
F CFA32,026
|
$99.72
CFPF11,040
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.96
F CFA109,517
|
$1,103.62
CFPF122,182
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$132.08
F CFA80,379
|
$955.69
CFPF105,804
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.40
F CFA61,707
|
$78.84
CFPF8,728
|
|
pay 84.9% more for childcare
Benin
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$206.38
F CFA125,593
|
$453.77
CFPF50,237
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,053.68
F CFA3,684,053
|
$9,075.44
CFPF1,004,742
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA603
|
$4.36
CFPF483
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
F CFA2,512
|
$3.87
CFPF428
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.99
F CFA603
|
$9.67
CFPF1,070
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.72
F CFA33,910
|
$61.36
CFPF6,794
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.02
F CFA4,270
|
$12.74
CFPF1,410
|
|
pay 9.4 times more for clothing
Benin
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.51
F CFA10,047
|
$119.76
CFPF13,259
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$88.92
CFPF9,844
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$140.63
CFPF15,569
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
F CFA27,630
|
$119.76
CFPF13,259
|
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