Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 75.0% more expensive than Costa Rica.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 59.8% more for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.05
CRC4,634.51
|
$15.01
CFPF1,662
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
CRC4,598.17
|
$11.71
CFPF1,297
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
CRC988.19
|
$3.17
CFPF351
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
CRC760.18
|
$2.65
CFPF294
|
|
pay 63.3% more for groceries
Costa Rica
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.19
|
$1.69
CFPF187
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
CRC2,024.38
|
$5.06
CFPF560
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
CRC3,539.66
|
$5.95
CFPF659
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.27
|
$5.87
CFPF650
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
CRC2,095.66
|
$5.56
CFPF615
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
CRC1,007.29
|
$1.74
CFPF192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC317.51
|
$0.71
CFPF79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC553.22
|
$4.94
CFPF547
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
CRC598.47
|
$3.07
CFPF340
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC557.53
|
$2.12
CFPF235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
CRC541.61
|
$0.82
CFPF90
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Costa Rica
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
CRC2,916.21
|
$5.34
CFPF591
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.78
CRC23,439.34
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,441.08
CRC15,586,640.87
|
$19,965.96
CFPF2,210,432
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.02
CRC7,178.15
|
$117.98
CFPF13,062
|
|
pay 68.7% more for housing
Costa Rica
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.97
CRC23,535.83
|
$99.72
CFPF11,040
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.28
CRC374,434.50
|
$1,103.62
CFPF122,182
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.21
CRC266,363.85
|
$955.69
CFPF105,804
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.96
CRC32,747.47
|
$78.84
CFPF8,728
|
|
pay 6.6% less for childcare
Costa Rica
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$476.14
CRC243,795.21
|
$453.77
CFPF50,237
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,916.17
CRC5,077,343.17
|
$9,075.44
CFPF1,004,742
|
|
pay 52.5% more for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
CRC1,519.29
|
$4.36
CFPF483
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
CRC1,757.07
|
$3.87
CFPF428
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.33
CRC2,216.84
|
$9.67
CFPF1,070
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
CRC28,859.57
|
$61.36
CFPF6,794
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.46
CRC3,817.84
|
$12.74
CFPF1,410
|
|
pay 54.0% more for clothing
Costa Rica
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.44
CRC36,577.22
|
$119.76
CFPF13,259
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.89
CRC24,010.05
|
$88.92
CFPF9,844
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.63
CRC54,084.09
|
$140.63
CFPF15,569
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.19
CRC48,739.24
|
$119.76
CFPF13,259
|
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