Cost of living comparison

Algeria

compared to

French Polynesia

French Polynesia vs. Algeria Cost of Living Summary

French Polynesia is 6.9 times more expensive than Algeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.2 times more in French Polynesia
Groceries: pay 4.1 times more in French Polynesia
Transportation: pay 20.5 times more in French Polynesia
Housing: pay 6.8 times more in French Polynesia
Childcare: pay 5.1 times more in French Polynesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7 times more in French Polynesia
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in French Polynesia

The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in French Polynesia are more expensive than in Algeria. Notably, transportation, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in French Polynesia.

French Polynesia vs. Algeria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Algeria, you would:

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pay 6.2 times more for restaurants

	Algeria	French Polynesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.78 DZD369.58	$17.45 CFPF1,786	+527.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.91 DZD518.73	$13.03 CFPF1,333	+233.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 DZD80.21	$2.80 CFPF286	+363.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 DZD33.23	$2.65 CFPF271	+957.1%
Average			+520.3%

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pay 4.1 times more for groceries

	Algeria	French Polynesia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.17 DZD22.13	$0.78 CFPF80	+369.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.74 DZD628.82	$13.05 CFPF1,335	+175.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.48 DZD462.71	$6.30 CFPF644	+80.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 DZD233.16	$8.38 CFPF857	+377.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 DZD281.93	$7.66 CFPF784	+260.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 DZD188.26	$2.37 CFPF242	+67.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.43 DZD189.60	$1.22 CFPF125	-14.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 DZD94.18	$2.66 CFPF273	+275.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 DZD46.64	$3.60 CFPF368	+923.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 DZD34.41	$1.37 CFPF140	+426.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 DZD30.67	$1.22 CFPF125	+428.6%
Average			+306.5%

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pay 20.5 times more for transportation

	Algeria	French Polynesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.28 DZD169.88	$5.87 CFPF600	+358.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.35 DZD1,639.20	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,704.89 DZD4M	$19,575.51 CFPF2M	-40.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.64 DZD483.56	$205.54 CFPF21,030	+5544.0%
Average			+1954.1%

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pay 6.8 times more for housing

	Algeria	French Polynesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.62 DZD2,604.92	$107.34 CFPF10,982	+447.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$157.66 DZD20,934.41	$1,382.49 CFPF141K	+776.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$102.56 DZD13,617.35	$1,076.62 CFPF110K	+949.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.08 DZD5,055.82	$100.79 CFPF10,312	+164.7%
Average			+584.6%

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pay 5.1 times more for childcare

	Algeria	French Polynesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$70.57 DZD9,369.83	$489.39 CFPF50,071	+593.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,913.97 DZD387K	$9,787.76 CFPF1M	+235.9%
Average			+414.7%

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pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Algeria	French Polynesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 DZD263.62	$4.53 CFPF463	+128.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.82 DZD108.41	$4.37 CFPF447	+435.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.84 DZD377.26	$12.14 CFPF1,242	+327.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.23 DZD2,686.76	$70.94 CFPF7,258	+250.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.16 DZD551.92	$13.70 CFPF1,402	+229.7%
Average			+274.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Algeria	French Polynesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.74 DZD4,613.29	$105.95 CFPF10,840	+204.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.36 DZD5,889.65	$84.22 CFPF8,617	+89.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.35 DZD9,341.45	$128.36 CFPF13,133	+82.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.00 DZD9,559.58	$116.57 CFPF11,926	+61.9%
Average			+109.8%

Algeria vs. French Polynesia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026

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Moving from Algeria to French Polynesia · UN DESA 2020

681 people born in Algeria live in French Polynesia.

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