Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 2.6 times more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Indonesia
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
IDR28,245.41
|
$13.77
CFPF1,526
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.51
IDR56,054.09
|
$11.93
CFPF1,322
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
IDR10,150.34
|
$2.21
CFPF244
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
IDR6,034.86
|
$1.08
CFPF120
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Indonesia
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
IDR18,978.65
|
$2.37
CFPF262
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
IDR59,029.54
|
$5.09
CFPF564
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
IDR81,514.49
|
$10.00
CFPF1,108
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
IDR25,021.09
|
$4.91
CFPF545
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
IDR23,816.99
|
$6.06
CFPF672
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
IDR18,786.90
|
$1.72
CFPF191
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
IDR9,179.54
|
$1.18
CFPF130
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,871.51
|
$3.33
CFPF369
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
IDR7,702.26
|
$2.30
CFPF255
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,609.75
|
$2.28
CFPF253
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,717.56
|
$1.03
CFPF114
|
|
pay 60.5% more for transportation
Indonesia
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
IDR49,365.43
|
$4.88
CFPF541
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.89
IDR189,798.95
|
$27.64
CFPF3,063
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,361.87
IDR420,964,843.70
|
$23,954.82
CFPF2,654,611
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.16
IDR66,496.39
|
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pay 4.0 times more for housing
Indonesia
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
IDR536,788.83
|
$100.73
CFPF11,163
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.48
IDR3,951,915.34
|
$1,163.19
CFPF128,902
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.01
IDR2,603,119.39
|
$921.34
CFPF102,100
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.16
IDR673,183.02
|
$103.39
CFPF11,457
|
|
pay 86.4% less for childcare
Indonesia
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.70
IDR1,703,844.24
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,782.48
IDR108,307,341.72
|
$921.34
CFPF102,100
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
IDR43,228.64
|
$6.13
CFPF679
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
IDR28,342.44
|
$3.53
CFPF391
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
IDR34,086.69
|
$12.23
CFPF1,355
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
IDR451,031.31
|
$39.13
CFPF4,337
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
IDR53,538.33
|
$12.90
CFPF1,429
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Indonesia
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.10
IDR656,336.48
|
$121.25
CFPF13,436
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.35
IDR484,664.98
|
$90.04
CFPF9,979
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.01
IDR1,070,030.36
|
$142.35
CFPF15,774
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.49
IDR997,814.30
|
$121.25
CFPF13,436
|
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