Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 3.2 times more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Zambia
|
French Polynesia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
$15.01
CFPF1,662
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
$11.71
CFPF1,297
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
$3.17
CFPF351
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
$2.65
CFPF294
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Zambia
|
French Polynesia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
$1.69
CFPF187
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
$5.06
CFPF560
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
$5.95
CFPF659
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
$5.87
CFPF650
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
$5.56
CFPF615
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
$1.74
CFPF192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
$0.71
CFPF79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
$4.94
CFPF547
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
$3.07
CFPF340
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
$2.12
CFPF235
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
$0.82
CFPF90
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Zambia
|
French Polynesia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
$5.34
CFPF591
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
$19,965.96
CFPF2,210,432
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
$117.98
CFPF13,062
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Zambia
|
French Polynesia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
$99.72
CFPF11,040
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
$1,103.62
CFPF122,182
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
$955.69
CFPF105,804
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
$78.84
CFPF8,728
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Zambia
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
$453.77
CFPF50,237
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
$9,075.44
CFPF1,004,742
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
French Polynesia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
$4.36
CFPF483
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
$3.87
CFPF428
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
$9.67
CFPF1,070
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
$61.36
CFPF6,794
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
$12.74
CFPF1,410
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Zambia
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
$119.76
CFPF13,259
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
$88.92
CFPF9,844
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
$140.63
CFPF15,569
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
$119.76
CFPF13,259
|
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