Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 89.9% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
French Polynesia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿107.25
|
$13.77
CFPF1,542
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿214.50
|
$11.93
CFPF1,336
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿20.70
|
$2.21
CFPF247
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.71
|
$1.08
CFPF121
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Bangkok
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿67.61
|
$2.37
CFPF265
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿314.93
|
$5.09
CFPF569
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿239.55
|
$10.00
CFPF1,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿73.28
|
$4.91
CFPF550
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿52.91
|
$6.06
CFPF678
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿49.44
|
$1.72
CFPF193
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.03
|
$1.18
CFPF132
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿32.76
|
$3.33
CFPF373
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.64
|
$2.30
CFPF257
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.46
|
$2.28
CFPF256
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿22.77
|
$1.03
CFPF115
|
|
pay 26.0% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿162.03
|
$4.88
CFPF547
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,394.27
|
$27.64
CFPF3,095
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,145,032.91
|
$23,954.82
CFPF2,682,053
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿385.03
|
?? | |
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿571.68
|
$100.73
CFPF11,278
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿23,948.16
|
$1,163.19
CFPF130,234
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,403.37
|
$921.34
CFPF103,156
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,211.12
|
$103.39
CFPF11,576
|
|
pay 93.2% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,434.64
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿490,247.27
|
$921.34
CFPF103,156
|
|
pay 83.9% more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿85.80
|
$6.13
CFPF686
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿83.63
|
$3.53
CFPF395
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿160.88
|
$12.23
CFPF1,369
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,059.93
|
$39.13
CFPF4,382
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿289.58
|
$12.90
CFPF1,444
|
|
pay 72.4% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,174.23
|
$121.25
CFPF13,575
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,472.13
|
$90.04
CFPF10,082
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,538.33
|
$142.35
CFPF15,937
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,704.61
|
$121.25
CFPF13,575
|
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