Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 42.0% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Germany, you would:
pay 10.9% more for restaurants
Germany
|
French Polynesia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.61
|
$15.01
CFPF1,646
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
$11.71
CFPF1,285
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.60
|
$3.17
CFPF348
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.28
|
$2.65
CFPF291
|
|
pay 72.8% more for groceries
Germany
|
French Polynesia
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
$1.69
CFPF185
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.21
|
$5.06
CFPF555
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.90
|
$5.95
CFPF653
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
$5.87
CFPF644
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.61
|
$5.56
CFPF610
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.74
CFPF191
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.71
CFPF78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$4.94
CFPF542
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$3.07
CFPF337
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$2.12
CFPF232
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.82
CFPF89
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Germany
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.58
|
$5.34
CFPF586
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.20
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€26,884.97
|
$19,965.96
CFPF2,189,942
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.42
|
$117.98
CFPF12,941
|
|
pay 32.5% more for housing
Germany
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.18
|
$99.72
CFPF10,938
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€735.73
|
$1,103.62
CFPF121,050
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€566.50
|
$955.69
CFPF104,823
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€213.52
|
$78.84
CFPF8,648
|
|
pay 11.5% less for childcare
Germany
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€399.13
|
$453.77
CFPF49,771
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,501.31
|
$9,075.44
CFPF995,428
|
|
pay 19.4% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.98
|
$4.36
CFPF478
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.17
|
$3.87
CFPF424
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
$9.67
CFPF1,060
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.56
|
$61.36
CFPF6,731
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.54
|
$12.74
CFPF1,397
|
|
pay 53.6% more for clothing
Germany
|
French Polynesia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€76.89
|
$119.76
CFPF13,136
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€37.95
|
$88.92
CFPF9,753
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€82.57
|
$140.63
CFPF15,425
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€110.53
|
$119.76
CFPF13,136
|
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