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French Polynesia vs. Brunei Cost of Living Summary

French Polynesia is 2.3 times more expensive than Brunei overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in French Polynesia
Groceries: pay 62.2% more in French Polynesia
Transportation: pay 4.2 times more in French Polynesia
Housing: pay 88.5% more in French Polynesia
Childcare: pay 95.7% more in French Polynesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.8% more in French Polynesia
Clothing: pay 33.4% more in French Polynesia

The cost of transportation, restaurants, childcare, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in French Polynesia are more expensive than in Brunei. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in French Polynesia.

French Polynesia vs. Brunei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Brunei	French Polynesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.68 BND4.76	$17.45 CFPF1,796	+374.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.87 BND8.90	$13.03 CFPF1,341	+89.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 BND1.26	$2.80 CFPF288	+187.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 BND0.72	$2.65 CFPF272	+377.1%
Average			+257.2%

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pay 62.2% more for groceries

	Brunei	French Polynesia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.09 BND2.71	$0.78 CFPF81	-62.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.49 BND8.42	$13.05 CFPF1,343	+101.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 BND8.86	$6.30 CFPF648	-7.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.44 BND3.16	$8.38 CFPF862	+244.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.19 BND4.14	$7.66 CFPF788	+139.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.73 BND2.24	$2.37 CFPF244	+36.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 BND1.27	$1.22 CFPF126	+24.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.54 BND2.00	$2.66 CFPF274	+73.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.94 BND2.52	$3.60 CFPF370	+85.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 BND1.36	$1.37 CFPF140	+29.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 BND1.31	$1.22 CFPF126	+21.0%
Average			+62.2%

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pay 4.2 times more for transportation

	Brunei	French Polynesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.43 BND1.85	$5.87 CFPF604	+311.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,557.48 BND39,619.20	$19,575.51 CFPF2,014,378	-35.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.30 BND34.10	$205.54 CFPF21,151	+681.5%
Average			+319.0%

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pay 88.5% more for housing

	Brunei	French Polynesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.09 BND88.28	$107.34 CFPF11,045	+57.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$727.22 BND942.87	$1,382.49 CFPF142,262	+90.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$612.39 BND793.99	$1,076.62 CFPF110,788	+75.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.74 BND56.71	$100.79 CFPF10,371	+130.4%
Average			+88.5%

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pay 95.7% more for childcare

	Brunei	French Polynesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$156.63 BND203.08	$489.39 CFPF50,359	+212.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,411.76 BND16,092.43	$9,787.76 CFPF1,007,189	-21.1%
Average			+95.7%

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pay 61.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Brunei	French Polynesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.93 BND2.51	$4.53 CFPF466	+134.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.10 BND5.31	$4.37 CFPF450	+6.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.60 BND15.04	$12.14 CFPF1,249	+4.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.15 BND83.17	$70.94 CFPF7,299	+10.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 BND7.02	$13.70 CFPF1,410	+153.1%
Average			+61.8%

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pay 33.4% more for clothing

	Brunei	French Polynesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.72 BND125.40	$105.95 CFPF10,902	+9.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$84.22 BND109.19	$84.22 CFPF8,667
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.87 BND154.11	$128.36 CFPF13,209	+8.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.82 BND82.75	$116.57 CFPF11,995	+82.6%
Average			+33.4%

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