Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 14.5% more expensive than Vanuatu.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 4.9% more for restaurants
Vanuatu
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$13.77
CFPF1,525
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$11.93
CFPF1,321
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$2.21
CFPF244
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$1.08
CFPF120
|
|
pay 37.2% more for groceries
Vanuatu
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$2.37
CFPF262
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$5.09
CFPF563
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$10.00
CFPF1,107
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$4.91
CFPF544
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$6.06
CFPF671
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$1.72
CFPF190
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$1.18
CFPF130
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$3.33
CFPF369
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$2.30
CFPF254
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$2.28
CFPF253
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$1.03
CFPF114
|
|
pay 12.2% more for transportation
Vanuatu
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$4.88
CFPF541
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.64
CFPF3,060
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$23,954.82
CFPF2,652,038
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
?? | |
pay 26.1% less for housing
Vanuatu
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$100.73
CFPF11,152
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$1,163.19
CFPF128,777
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$921.34
CFPF102,001
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$103.39
CFPF11,446
|
|
pay 84.8% less for childcare
Vanuatu
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$921.34
CFPF102,001
|
|
pay 29.9% more for entertainment and sports
Vanuatu
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$6.13
CFPF679
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$3.53
CFPF390
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$12.23
CFPF1,354
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$39.13
CFPF4,333
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$12.90
CFPF1,428
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Vanuatu
|
French Polynesia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$121.25
CFPF13,423
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$90.04
CFPF9,969
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$142.35
CFPF15,759
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$121.25
CFPF13,423
|
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