Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 87.6% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Spain, you would:
pay 42.8% more for restaurants
Spain
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.35
|
$15.01
CFPF1,662
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.30
|
$11.71
CFPF1,297
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$3.17
CFPF351
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$2.65
CFPF294
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Spain
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
$1.69
CFPF187
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.75
|
$5.06
CFPF560
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$5.95
CFPF659
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.34
|
$5.87
CFPF650
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.02
|
$5.56
CFPF615
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$1.74
CFPF192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.71
CFPF79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$4.94
CFPF547
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$3.07
CFPF340
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$2.12
CFPF235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.82
CFPF90
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Spain
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.06
|
$5.34
CFPF591
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.88
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€31,227.44
|
$19,965.96
CFPF2,210,432
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.35
|
$117.98
CFPF13,062
|
|
pay 61.4% more for housing
Spain
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.37
|
$99.72
CFPF11,040
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€768.57
|
$1,103.62
CFPF122,182
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€617.24
|
$955.69
CFPF105,804
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.96
|
$78.84
CFPF8,728
|
|
pay 20.8% more for childcare
Spain
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€353.60
|
$453.77
CFPF50,237
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,874.98
|
$9,075.44
CFPF1,004,742
|
|
pay 65.2% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.56
|
$4.36
CFPF483
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.78
|
$3.87
CFPF428
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.17
|
$9.67
CFPF1,070
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.92
|
$61.36
CFPF6,794
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.85
|
$12.74
CFPF1,410
|
|
pay 91.0% more for clothing
Spain
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.80
|
$119.76
CFPF13,259
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€29.19
|
$88.92
CFPF9,844
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.67
|
$140.63
CFPF15,569
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€85.32
|
$119.76
CFPF13,259
|
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