Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 19.9% cheaper than French Polynesia.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of French Polynesia, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
French Polynesia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.01
CFPF1,646
|
$13.74
€12.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
CFPF1,285
|
$8.59
€7.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.17
CFPF348
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
CFPF291
|
$1.04
€0.96
|
|
pay 27.2% less for groceries
French Polynesia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
CFPF185
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
CFPF555
|
$5.82
€5.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.95
CFPF653
|
$6.41
€5.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.87
CFPF644
|
$3.50
€3.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
CFPF610
|
$3.53
€3.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
CFPF191
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CFPF78
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.94
CFPF542
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.07
CFPF337
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.12
CFPF232
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
CFPF89
|
$0.56
€0.51
|
|
pay 8.5% less for transportation
French Polynesia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.34
CFPF586
|
$5.75
€5.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.09
€46.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,965.96
CFPF2,189,942
|
$29,604.23
€27,210.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$117.98
CFPF12,941
|
$21.98
€20.21
|
|
pay 6.5% less for housing
French Polynesia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$99.72
CFPF10,938
|
$39.46
€36.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,103.62
CFPF121,050
|
$924.34
€849.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$955.69
CFPF104,823
|
$738.82
€679.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.84
CFPF8,648
|
$136.66
€125.61
|
|
pay 14.1% less for childcare
French Polynesia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$453.77
CFPF49,771
|
$424.84
€390.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,075.44
CFPF995,428
|
$7,091.11
€6,517.79
|
|
pay 24.7% less for entertainment and sports
French Polynesia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.36
CFPF478
|
$3.33
€3.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
CFPF424
|
$3.30
€3.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.67
CFPF1,060
|
$4.37
€4.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.36
CFPF6,731
|
$54.49
€50.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
CFPF1,397
|
$10.29
€9.46
|
|
pay 24.0% less for clothing
French Polynesia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$119.76
CFPF13,136
|
$80.92
€74.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.92
CFPF9,753
|
$48.04
€44.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.63
CFPF15,425
|
$125.90
€115.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.76
CFPF13,136
|
$111.40
€102.39
|
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