Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 8.6% cheaper than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 42.4% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
French Polynesia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
DKK152.98
|
$13.77
CFPF1,535
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
DKK132.58
|
$11.93
CFPF1,330
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
DKK23.71
|
$2.21
CFPF246
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
DKK18.70
|
$1.08
CFPF120
|
|
pay 21.7% more for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
French Polynesia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
DKK27.88
|
$2.37
CFPF264
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
DKK50.99
|
$5.09
CFPF567
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
DKK48.90
|
$10.00
CFPF1,114
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
DKK26.86
|
$4.91
CFPF548
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
DKK18.50
|
$6.06
CFPF675
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.25
|
$1.72
CFPF192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
DKK9.95
|
$1.18
CFPF131
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.57
|
$3.33
CFPF372
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
DKK12.03
|
$2.30
CFPF256
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.28
CFPF255
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.19
|
$1.03
CFPF115
|
|
pay 36.2% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
French Polynesia
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
DKK47.29
|
$4.88
CFPF544
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.64
CFPF3,081
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
DKK299,841.43
|
$23,954.82
CFPF2,670,206
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 19.8% more for housing
Faroe Islands
|
French Polynesia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
DKK407.95
|
$100.73
CFPF11,229
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
DKK6,799.13
|
$1,163.19
CFPF129,659
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
DKK5,609.28
|
$921.34
CFPF102,700
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
DKK977.99
|
$103.39
CFPF11,524
|
|
pay 15.5% less for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
DKK2,549.67
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
DKK7,599.67
|
$921.34
CFPF102,700
|
|
pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
DKK61.19
|
$6.13
CFPF683
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
DKK39.52
|
$3.53
CFPF393
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
DKK66.29
|
$12.23
CFPF1,363
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
DKK392.65
|
$39.13
CFPF4,362
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
DKK101.99
|
$12.90
CFPF1,438
|
|
pay 9.0% more for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
French Polynesia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
DKK951.88
|
$121.25
CFPF13,515
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
DKK331.46
|
$90.04
CFPF10,037
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
DKK1,002.87
|
$142.35
CFPF15,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
DKK1,427.82
|
$121.25
CFPF13,515
|
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