Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 64.8% more expensive than Isle of Man.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 25.0% more for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£19.13
|
$15.01
CFPF1,662
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.90
|
$11.71
CFPF1,297
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.72
|
$3.17
CFPF351
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.37
|
$2.65
CFPF294
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Isle of Man
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.33
|
$1.69
CFPF187
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.45
|
$5.06
CFPF560
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.68
|
$5.95
CFPF659
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.37
|
$5.87
CFPF650
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.78
|
$5.56
CFPF615
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.82
|
$1.74
CFPF192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.71
CFPF79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.80
|
$4.94
CFPF547
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.34
|
$3.07
CFPF340
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.41
|
$2.12
CFPF235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.82
CFPF90
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Isle of Man
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£6.09
|
$5.34
CFPF591
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£32.23
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£25,176.00
|
$19,965.96
CFPF2,210,432
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£13.29
|
$117.98
CFPF13,062
|
|
pay 6.1% more for housing
Isle of Man
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£48.51
|
$99.72
CFPF11,040
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£900.04
|
$1,103.62
CFPF122,182
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£748.99
|
$955.69
CFPF105,804
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£104.30
|
$78.84
CFPF8,728
|
|
pay 52.4% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£805.63
|
$453.77
CFPF50,237
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£14,434.24
|
$9,075.44
CFPF1,004,742
|
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.83
|
$4.36
CFPF483
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.34
|
$3.87
CFPF428
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£12.08
|
$9.67
CFPF1,070
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£34.91
|
$61.36
CFPF6,794
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£9.06
|
$12.74
CFPF1,410
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Isle of Man
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£42.30
|
$119.76
CFPF13,259
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£27.19
|
$88.92
CFPF9,844
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£51.86
|
$140.63
CFPF15,569
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£54.72
|
$119.76
CFPF13,259
|
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