Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 4.2 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 5.8 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
French Polynesia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
E£157.06
|
$13.77
CFPF1,541
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
E£204.17
|
$11.93
CFPF1,335
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£12.26
|
$2.21
CFPF247
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
E£7.07
|
$1.08
CFPF121
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
French Polynesia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
E£28.24
|
$2.37
CFPF265
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
E£83.74
|
$5.09
CFPF569
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
E£165.96
|
$10.00
CFPF1,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
E£70.63
|
$4.91
CFPF550
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
E£116.33
|
$6.06
CFPF678
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
E£25.34
|
$1.72
CFPF193
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
E£11.44
|
$1.18
CFPF132
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
E£7.63
|
$3.33
CFPF373
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.55
|
$2.30
CFPF257
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
E£7.26
|
$2.28
CFPF256
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.87
|
$1.03
CFPF115
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
E£59.74
|
$4.88
CFPF546
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
E£549.70
|
$27.64
CFPF3,093
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
E£1,283,935.58
|
$23,954.82
CFPF2,680,957
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
E£65.96
|
?? | |
pay 7.1 times more for housing
Cairo
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
E£696.23
|
$100.73
CFPF11,274
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
E£8,351.47
|
$1,163.19
CFPF130,181
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
E£4,863.27
|
$921.34
CFPF103,114
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
E£905.50
|
$103.39
CFPF11,571
|
|
pay 62.6% less for childcare
Cairo
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
E£5,474.17
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
E£118,777.71
|
$921.34
CFPF103,114
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
E£78.53
|
$6.13
CFPF686
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
E£82.74
|
$3.53
CFPF395
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
E£86.38
|
$12.23
CFPF1,368
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
E£961.09
|
$39.13
CFPF4,380
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
E£188.47
|
$12.90
CFPF1,444
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Cairo
|
French Polynesia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
E£1,852.65
|
$121.25
CFPF13,570
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
E£1,745.10
|
$90.04
CFPF10,078
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
E£4,255.20
|
$142.35
CFPF15,931
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
E£2,059.33
|
$121.25
CFPF13,570
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