Cost of Living Comparison

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

French Polynesia is 17.1% more expensive than British Virgin Islands.

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

pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

  British Virgin Islands help_outline French Polynesia help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $15.43
CFPF1,617
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 ?? $9.58
CFPF1,004
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.87
CFPF195
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.30 $0.91
CFPF95
+202.1%
Average +202.1%
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
 ?? $0.48
CFPF50
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $9.06
CFPF950
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $4.67
CFPF489
Eggs
1 dozen
 ?? $4.52
CFPF474
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) ?? $4.73
CFPF495
Apples (1 lb) ?? $1.85
CFPF194
Bananas (1 lb) ?? $1.03
CFPF108
Oranges (1 lb) ?? $2.01
CFPF211
Tomatoes (1 lb) ?? $2.69
CFPF282
Potatoes (1 lb) ?? ??
Onions (1 lb) ?? $0.49
CFPF52
British Virgin Islands vs. French Polynesia - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 14.0% more for transportation

  British Virgin Islands help_outline French Polynesia help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.32 $3.85
CFPF403
-10.9%
Monthly public transit pass ?? $18.13
CFPF1,899
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,000.00 $53,470.17
CFPF5,602,337
+132.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $90.00 $18.49
CFPF1,937
-79.5%
Average +14.0%
British Virgin Islands vs. French Polynesia - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 34.1% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $105.67 $81.87
CFPF8,578
-22.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,833.33 $898.97
CFPF94,190
-51.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,433.33 $740.12
CFPF77,546
-48.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $216.67 $184.81
CFPF19,363
-14.7%
Average -34.1%
British Virgin Islands vs. French Polynesia - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 57.4% less for childcare

  British Virgin Islands help_outline French Polynesia help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $850.00 $362.51
CFPF37,982
-57.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $18,000.00 ??
Average -57.4%
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gamepad

pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports

  British Virgin Islands help_outline French Polynesia help_outline  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $8.12
CFPF851
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.00 $3.17
CFPF332
-36.6%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 ?? $9.06
CFPF950
Monthly membership at local gym $140.00 $101.20
CFPF10,603
-27.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $10.00 $12.91
CFPF1,353
+29.1%
Average -11.7%
British Virgin Islands vs. French Polynesia - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 10.5% less for clothing

  British Virgin Islands help_outline French Polynesia help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $85.00 $74.01
CFPF7,755
-12.9%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $45.94
CFPF4,814
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $110.00 $92.89
CFPF9,733
-15.6%
Men's business shoes (leather) $140.00 $135.94
CFPF14,243
-2.9%
Average -10.5%
British Virgin Islands vs. French Polynesia - Cost of clothing
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