Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 19.3% more expensive than Guernsey.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 20.2% more for restaurants
Guernsey
|
French Polynesia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£15.11
|
$15.01
CFPF1,662
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
£7.04
|
$11.71
CFPF1,297
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
£2.02
|
$3.17
CFPF351
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.48
|
$2.65
CFPF294
|
|
pay 5.8% more for groceries
Guernsey
|
French Polynesia
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
£1.73
|
$1.69
CFPF187
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
£5.53
|
$5.06
CFPF560
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
£6.08
|
$5.95
CFPF659
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.60
£4.47
|
$5.87
CFPF650
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.18
£4.14
|
$5.56
CFPF615
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.69
£2.15
|
$1.74
CFPF192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.97
£1.57
|
$0.71
CFPF79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.40
£1.92
|
$4.94
CFPF547
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
£1.52
|
$3.07
CFPF340
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$2.12
CFPF235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.66
|
$0.82
CFPF90
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Guernsey
|
French Polynesia
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.03
£5.61
|
$5.34
CFPF591
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.73
£31.72
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,386.35
£23,464.03
|
$19,965.96
CFPF2,210,432
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.24
£18.55
|
$117.98
CFPF13,062
|
|
pay 22.5% less for housing
Guernsey
|
French Polynesia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.68
£54.84
|
$99.72
CFPF11,040
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.05
£1,488.38
|
$1,103.62
CFPF122,182
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,346.92
|
$955.69
CFPF105,804
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.86
£129.24
|
$78.84
CFPF8,728
|
|
pay 57.0% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,460.21
£1,165.93
|
$453.77
CFPF50,237
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,544.33
£13,210.10
|
$9,075.44
CFPF1,004,742
|
|
pay 8.5% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
French Polynesia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.93
£4.73
|
$4.36
CFPF483
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
£3.21
|
$3.87
CFPF428
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.39
£9.89
|
$9.67
CFPF1,070
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.68
£63.62
|
$61.36
CFPF6,794
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.62
£7.68
|
$12.74
CFPF1,410
|
|
pay 79.8% more for clothing
Guernsey
|
French Polynesia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.29
£70.49
|
$119.76
CFPF13,259
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.10
£28.03
|
$88.92
CFPF9,844
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.67
£64.41
|
$140.63
CFPF15,569
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.78
£61.30
|
$119.76
CFPF13,259
|
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