Cost of Living Comparison

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French Polynesia is 23.6% more expensive than Arizona.

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

pay 7.4% more for restaurants

	Arizona	French Polynesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.97	$16.98 CFPF1,779	+21.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.68	$10.05 CFPF1,053	+30.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85	$1.82 CFPF190	-1.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.53	$1.20 CFPF126	-21.3%
Average			+7.4%

Arizona vs. French Polynesia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.5% more for groceries

	Arizona	French Polynesia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.47	$1.68 CFPF176	-31.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02	$7.14 CFPF748	+42.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.81	$9.92 CFPF1,040	+253.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27	$4.30 CFPF451	+89.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.15	$6.50 CFPF681	+56.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.54	$1.89 CFPF198	+23.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72	$1.45 CFPF151	+101.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.40	$1.98 CFPF208	+42.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.49	$2.81 CFPF294	+88.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00	$1.79 CFPF188	+79.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95	$0.93 CFPF97	-2.1%
Average			+67.5%

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pay 38.4% more for transportation

	Arizona	French Polynesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.76	$4.06 CFPF426	+47.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.39	$24.70 CFPF2,588	-59.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,253.69	$43,961.10 CFPF4,606,024	+89.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.22	$25.09 CFPF2,629	+76.5%
Average			+38.4%

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pay 13.2% more for housing

	Arizona	French Polynesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.82	$91.38 CFPF9,574	+17.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,059.86	$950.66 CFPF99,606	-10.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$816.17	$806.78 CFPF84,530	-1.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$137.03	$201.45 CFPF21,107	+47.0%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 67.0% less for childcare

	Arizona	French Polynesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$720.53	$395.16 CFPF41,402	-45.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,806.87	$987.89 CFPF103,506	-88.8%
Average			-67.0%

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pay 45.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Arizona	French Polynesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.07	$3.65 CFPF383	-10.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.41	$3.31 CFPF347	-24.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.30	$10.33 CFPF1,083	+24.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.27	$93.85 CFPF9,833	+200.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.39	$14.08 CFPF1,475	+35.5%
Average			+45.0%

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pay 60.4% more for clothing

	Arizona	French Polynesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.14	$80.68 CFPF8,453	+101.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.25	$48.28 CFPF5,058	+36.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.25	$101.26 CFPF10,609	+36.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.59	$148.18 CFPF15,526	+67.3%
Average			+60.4%

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