Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 12.8% cheaper than French Polynesia.
If you lived in Turkey instead of French Polynesia, you would:
pay 74.8% less for restaurants
French Polynesia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.77
CFPF1,525
|
$3.01
TRY97.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.93
CFPF1,321
|
$3.65
TRY118.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
CFPF244
|
$0.62
TRY20.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CFPF120
|
$0.22
TRY7.06
|
|
pay 75.3% less for groceries
French Polynesia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.37
CFPF262
|
$0.39
TRY12.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.09
CFPF563
|
$2.61
TRY84.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.00
CFPF1,107
|
$3.07
TRY99.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.91
CFPF544
|
$1.40
TRY45.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
CFPF671
|
$1.59
TRY51.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CFPF190
|
$0.30
TRY9.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
CFPF130
|
$0.52
TRY16.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
CFPF369
|
$0.31
TRY9.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.30
CFPF254
|
$0.42
TRY13.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.28
CFPF253
|
$0.22
TRY7.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
CFPF114
|
$0.19
TRY6.28
|
|
pay 4.2% less for transportation
French Polynesia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
CFPF541
|
$4.34
TRY140.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.64
CFPF3,060
|
$15.27
TRY494.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,954.82
CFPF2,652,038
|
$34,350.89
TRY1,113,113.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.33
TRY140.15
|
|
pay 77.4% less for housing
French Polynesia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.73
CFPF11,152
|
$8.38
TRY271.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,163.19
CFPF128,777
|
$218.27
TRY7,072.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$921.34
CFPF102,001
|
$144.02
TRY4,666.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.39
CFPF11,446
|
$49.50
TRY1,603.99
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
French Polynesia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$165.99
TRY5,378.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$921.34
CFPF102,001
|
$3,471.33
TRY112,485.64
|
|
pay 68.2% less for entertainment and sports
French Polynesia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.13
CFPF679
|
$1.90
TRY61.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.53
CFPF390
|
$1.55
TRY50.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.23
CFPF1,354
|
$1.64
TRY52.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.13
CFPF4,333
|
$20.05
TRY649.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.90
CFPF1,428
|
$2.50
TRY80.99
|
|
pay 66.8% less for clothing
French Polynesia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$121.25
CFPF13,423
|
$29.99
TRY971.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$90.04
CFPF9,969
|
$25.86
TRY837.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.35
CFPF15,759
|
$62.92
TRY2,038.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.25
CFPF13,423
|
$42.57
TRY1,379.31
|
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