Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 0.1% more expensive than Jersey.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Jersey, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Jersey
|
French Polynesia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.78
|
$15.01
CFPF1,646
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
$11.71
CFPF1,285
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.23
|
$3.17
CFPF348
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.80
|
$2.65
CFPF291
|
pay 28.9% more for groceries
Jersey
|
French Polynesia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
$1.69
CFPF185
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.32
|
$5.06
CFPF555
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.91
|
$5.95
CFPF653
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
$5.87
CFPF644
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.25
|
$5.56
CFPF610
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.53
|
$1.74
CFPF191
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.68
|
$0.71
CFPF78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.42
|
$4.94
CFPF542
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.13
|
$3.07
CFPF337
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.86
|
$2.12
CFPF232
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.73
|
$0.82
CFPF89
|
|
pay 42.6% more for transportation
Jersey
|
French Polynesia
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.54
|
$5.34
CFPF586
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£51.62
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
$19,965.96
CFPF2,189,942
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.44
|
$117.98
CFPF12,941
|
|
pay 14.0% less for housing
Jersey
|
French Polynesia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
$99.72
CFPF10,938
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
$1,103.62
CFPF121,050
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$955.69
CFPF104,823
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
$78.84
CFPF8,648
|
|
pay 64.5% less for childcare
Jersey
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
$453.77
CFPF49,771
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
$9,075.44
CFPF995,428
|
|
pay 24.6% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
French Polynesia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.46
|
$4.36
CFPF478
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.75
|
$3.87
CFPF424
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
$9.67
CFPF1,060
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.06
|
$61.36
CFPF6,731
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.91
|
$12.74
CFPF1,397
|
|
pay 32.4% more for clothing
Jersey
|
French Polynesia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
$119.76
CFPF13,136
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
$88.92
CFPF9,753
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
$140.63
CFPF15,425
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£96.79
|
$119.76
CFPF13,136
|
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