Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 2.4 times more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,320
|
$13.77
CFPF1,541
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,933
|
$11.93
CFPF1,335
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA604
|
$2.21
CFPF247
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA297
|
$1.08
CFPF121
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Cameroon
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$2.37
CFPF265
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,413
|
$5.09
CFPF569
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,269
|
$10.00
CFPF1,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,181
|
$4.91
CFPF550
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,299
|
$6.06
CFPF678
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA838
|
$1.72
CFPF193
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA333
|
$1.18
CFPF132
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA319
|
$3.33
CFPF373
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA324
|
$2.30
CFPF257
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA379
|
$2.28
CFPF256
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA322
|
$1.03
CFPF115
|
|
pay 38.9% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,395
|
$4.88
CFPF546
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA9,022
|
$27.64
CFPF3,093
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,319,917
|
$23,954.82
CFPF2,680,957
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,436
|
?? | |
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Cameroon
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,487
|
$100.73
CFPF11,274
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA173,423
|
$1,163.19
CFPF130,181
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA116,310
|
$921.34
CFPF103,114
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,553
|
$103.39
CFPF11,571
|
|
pay 40.2% less for childcare
Cameroon
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA127,460
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA948,517
|
$921.34
CFPF103,114
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA767
|
$6.13
CFPF686
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA843
|
$3.53
CFPF395
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,083
|
$12.23
CFPF1,368
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA15,068
|
$39.13
CFPF4,380
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,609
|
$12.90
CFPF1,444
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Cameroon
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,819
|
$121.25
CFPF13,570
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,566
|
$90.04
CFPF10,078
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA41,274
|
$142.35
CFPF15,931
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA54,421
|
$121.25
CFPF13,570
|
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