Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 8.7% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 29.4% less for restaurants
Charlotte Amalie
|
French Polynesia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
|
$13.77
CFPF1,513
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$11.93
CFPF1,311
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
|
$2.21
CFPF242
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
|
$1.08
CFPF119
|
|
pay 3.8% more for groceries
Charlotte Amalie
|
French Polynesia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.50
|
$2.37
CFPF260
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.50
|
$5.09
CFPF559
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.84
|
$10.00
CFPF1,099
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.83
|
$4.91
CFPF540
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.44
|
$6.06
CFPF666
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$1.72
CFPF189
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$1.18
CFPF129
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$3.33
CFPF366
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$2.30
CFPF253
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$2.28
CFPF251
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$1.03
CFPF113
|
|
pay 25.0% less for transportation
Charlotte Amalie
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.04
|
$4.88
CFPF537
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.64
CFPF3,038
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,000.00
|
$23,954.82
CFPF2,632,600
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 30.4% less for housing
Charlotte Amalie
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$110.67
|
$100.73
CFPF11,070
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,500.00
|
$1,163.19
CFPF127,833
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,416.67
|
$921.34
CFPF101,254
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$103.39
CFPF11,362
|
|
pay 96.3% less for childcare
Charlotte Amalie
|
French Polynesia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,400.00
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,000.00
|
$921.34
CFPF101,254
|
|
pay 13.8% more for entertainment and sports
Charlotte Amalie
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$6.13
CFPF674
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$3.53
CFPF388
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
|
$12.23
CFPF1,344
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$100.00
|
$39.13
CFPF4,301
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$12.90
CFPF1,418
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Charlotte Amalie
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.00
|
$121.25
CFPF13,325
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
|
$90.04
CFPF9,896
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.00
|
$142.35
CFPF15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
|
$121.25
CFPF13,325
|
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