Cost of Living Comparison

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French Polynesia is 44.6% more expensive than British Virgin Islands.

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

pay 4.2 times more for restaurants

	British Virgin Islands	French Polynesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$16.64 CFPF1,743
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$10.21 CFPF1,070
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$2.27 CFPF238
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30	$1.27 CFPF133	+323.7%
Average			+323.7%

British Virgin Islands vs. French Polynesia - Cost of restaurants

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

	British Virgin Islands	French Polynesia
Bread 1 loaf	??	$2.57 CFPF269
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$6.01 CFPF629
Milk (1 gallon)	??	$11.02 CFPF1,154
Eggs 1 dozen	??	$4.71 CFPF493
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$6.68 CFPF700
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.86 CFPF195
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.30 CFPF136
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$3.20 CFPF335
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$2.51 CFPF263
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$2.48 CFPF260
Onions (1 lb)	??	$1.10 CFPF115

British Virgin Islands vs. French Polynesia - Cost of groceries

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pay 46.1% more for transportation

	British Virgin Islands	French Polynesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32	$4.13 CFPF433	-4.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$25.38 CFPF2,659
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,000.00	$45,174.47 CFPF4,733,155	+96.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$25.78 CFPF2,702
Average			+46.1%

British Virgin Islands vs. French Polynesia - Cost of transportation

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pay 30.3% less for housing

	British Virgin Islands	French Polynesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$105.67	$98.72 CFPF10,344	-6.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,833.33	$915.06 CFPF95,875	-50.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,433.33	$829.04 CFPF86,863	-42.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$216.67	$168.20 CFPF17,623	-22.4%
Average			-30.3%

British Virgin Islands vs. French Polynesia - Cost of housing

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pay 73.3% less for childcare

	British Virgin Islands	French Polynesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$850.00	$406.06 CFPF42,545	-52.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,000.00	$1,015.16 CFPF106,363	-94.4%
Average			-73.3%

British Virgin Islands vs. French Polynesia - Cost of childcare

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pay 0.7% less for entertainment and sports

	British Virgin Islands	French Polynesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$5.00 CFPF524
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.00	$3.83 CFPF401	-23.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$11.94 CFPF1,251
Monthly membership at local gym	$140.00	$96.44 CFPF10,104	-31.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00	$15.23 CFPF1,595	+52.3%
Average			-0.7%

British Virgin Islands vs. French Polynesia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.3% more for clothing

	British Virgin Islands	French Polynesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.00	$92.63 CFPF9,706	+9.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$49.06 CFPF5,140
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.00	$104.05 CFPF10,902	-5.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$140.00	$144.66 CFPF15,157	+3.3%
Average			+2.3%

British Virgin Islands vs. French Polynesia - Cost of clothing

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