Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 45.1% more expensive than United Kingdom.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 34.1% more for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
French Polynesia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.43
|
$15.01
CFPF1,662
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.15
|
$11.71
CFPF1,297
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.71
|
$3.17
CFPF351
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.22
|
$2.65
CFPF294
|
|
pay 81.6% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
French Polynesia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.16
|
$1.69
CFPF187
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.38
|
$5.06
CFPF560
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.60
|
$5.95
CFPF659
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.94
|
$5.87
CFPF650
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.92
|
$5.56
CFPF615
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$1.74
CFPF192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.71
CFPF79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.97
|
$4.94
CFPF547
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.12
|
$3.07
CFPF340
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$2.12
CFPF235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.48
|
$0.82
CFPF90
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
United Kingdom
|
French Polynesia
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.77
|
$5.34
CFPF591
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£75.57
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,720.43
|
$19,965.96
CFPF2,210,432
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.56
|
$117.98
CFPF13,062
|
|
pay 21.8% more for housing
United Kingdom
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£30.02
|
$99.72
CFPF11,040
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£977.61
|
$1,103.62
CFPF122,182
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£778.23
|
$955.69
CFPF105,804
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£187.20
|
$78.84
CFPF8,728
|
|
pay 59.0% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,139.10
|
$453.77
CFPF50,237
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,401.82
|
$9,075.44
CFPF1,004,742
|
|
pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
French Polynesia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.33
|
$4.36
CFPF483
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.14
|
$3.87
CFPF428
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£13.06
|
$9.67
CFPF1,070
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.99
|
$61.36
CFPF6,794
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.28
|
$12.74
CFPF1,410
|
|
pay 65.6% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
French Polynesia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£61.17
|
$119.76
CFPF13,259
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.65
|
$88.92
CFPF9,844
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£72.27
|
$140.63
CFPF15,569
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£75.59
|
$119.76
CFPF13,259
|
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