Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 7.2 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 8.0 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
French Polynesia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP180.69
|
$15.01
CFPF1,662
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP192.50
|
$11.71
CFPF1,297
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP15.75
|
$3.17
CFPF351
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.11
|
$2.65
CFPF294
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP35.55
|
$1.69
CFPF187
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP84.24
|
$5.06
CFPF560
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP151.51
|
$5.95
CFPF659
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP69.78
|
$5.87
CFPF650
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP90.55
|
$5.56
CFPF615
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP26.96
|
$1.74
CFPF192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.03
|
$0.71
CFPF79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.66
|
$4.94
CFPF547
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.32
|
$3.07
CFPF340
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.00
|
$2.12
CFPF235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP13.71
|
$0.82
CFPF90
|
|
pay 14.2 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP45.84
|
$5.34
CFPF591
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP319.99
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,303,807.68
|
$19,965.96
CFPF2,210,432
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP154.06
|
$117.98
CFPF13,062
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for housing
Egypt
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP371.00
|
$99.72
CFPF11,040
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,062.59
|
$1,103.62
CFPF122,182
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP6,855.39
|
$955.69
CFPF105,804
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP614.13
|
$78.84
CFPF8,728
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,317.10
|
$453.77
CFPF50,237
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP117,630.12
|
$9,075.44
CFPF1,004,742
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP83.06
|
$4.36
CFPF483
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP62.52
|
$3.87
CFPF428
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP83.12
|
$9.67
CFPF1,070
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP890.87
|
$61.36
CFPF6,794
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP132.30
|
$12.74
CFPF1,410
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP859.56
|
$119.76
CFPF13,259
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,589.52
|
$88.92
CFPF9,844
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,373.57
|
$140.63
CFPF15,569
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,465.59
|
$119.76
CFPF13,259
|
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