Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. British Virgin Islands
  3. French Polynesia
  4. Comparison
USD
COMPARED TO
XPF

French Polynesia is 32.1% more expensive than British Virgin Islands.

If you lived in French Polynesia instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:
local_dining

pay 4.0 times more for restaurants

  British Virgin Islands help_outline French Polynesia help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $16.98
CFPF1,779
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 ?? $10.05
CFPF1,053
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.82
CFPF190
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.30 $1.20
CFPF126
+301.2%
Average +301.2%
British Virgin Islands vs. French Polynesia - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay (unknown) more for groceries

  British Virgin Islands French Polynesia help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 ?? $1.68
CFPF176
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $7.14
CFPF748
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $9.92
CFPF1,040
Eggs
1 dozen
 ?? $4.30
CFPF451
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) ?? $6.50
CFPF681
Apples (1 lb) ?? $1.89
CFPF198
Bananas (1 lb) ?? $1.45
CFPF151
Oranges (1 lb) ?? $1.98
CFPF208
Tomatoes (1 lb) ?? $2.81
CFPF294
Potatoes (1 lb) ?? $1.79
CFPF188
Onions (1 lb) ?? $0.93
CFPF97
British Virgin Islands vs. French Polynesia - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 4.4% more for transportation

  British Virgin Islands help_outline French Polynesia help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.32 $4.06
CFPF426
-5.9%
Monthly public transit pass ?? $24.70
CFPF2,588
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,000.00 $43,961.10
CFPF4,606,024
+91.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $90.00 $25.09
CFPF2,629
-72.1%
Average +4.4%
British Virgin Islands vs. French Polynesia - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 28.1% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $105.67 $91.38
CFPF9,574
-13.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,833.33 $950.66
CFPF99,606
-48.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,433.33 $806.78
CFPF84,530
-43.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $216.67 $201.45
CFPF21,107
-7.0%
Average -28.1%
British Virgin Islands vs. French Polynesia - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 74.0% less for childcare

  British Virgin Islands help_outline French Polynesia help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $850.00 $395.16
CFPF41,402
-53.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $18,000.00 $987.89
CFPF103,506
-94.5%
Average -74.0%
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gamepad

pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports

  British Virgin Islands help_outline French Polynesia help_outline  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $3.65
CFPF383
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.00 $3.31
CFPF347
-33.7%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 ?? $10.33
CFPF1,083
Monthly membership at local gym $140.00 $93.85
CFPF9,833
-33.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $10.00 $14.08
CFPF1,475
+40.8%
Average -8.6%
British Virgin Islands vs. French Polynesia - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 2.4% less for clothing

  British Virgin Islands help_outline French Polynesia help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $85.00 $80.68
CFPF8,453
-5.1%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $48.28
CFPF5,058
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $110.00 $101.26
CFPF10,609
-7.9%
Men's business shoes (leather) $140.00 $148.18
CFPF15,526
+5.8%
Average -2.4%
British Virgin Islands vs. French Polynesia - Cost of clothing
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