Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 27.5% more expensive than Costa Rica.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 23.0% more for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.42
₡4,763
|
$13.77
CFPF1,513
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.16
₡4,129
|
$11.93
CFPF1,311
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
₡874
|
$2.21
CFPF242
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
₡761
|
$1.08
CFPF119
|
|
pay 69.3% more for groceries
Costa Rica
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
₡947
|
$2.37
CFPF260
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
₡2,100
|
$5.09
CFPF559
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.45
₡3,264
|
$10.00
CFPF1,099
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
₡1,331
|
$4.91
CFPF540
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
₡1,982
|
$6.06
CFPF666
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
₡935
|
$1.72
CFPF189
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
₡335
|
$1.18
CFPF129
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
₡636
|
$3.33
CFPF366
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₡488
|
$2.30
CFPF253
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
₡467
|
$2.28
CFPF251
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₡547
|
$1.03
CFPF113
|
|
pay 19.1% less for transportation
Costa Rica
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
₡2,825
|
$4.88
CFPF537
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.09
₡22,303
|
$27.64
CFPF3,038
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,829.98
₡13,066,552
|
$23,954.82
CFPF2,632,600
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.39
₡6,772
|
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pay 67.1% more for housing
Costa Rica
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.15
₡26,885
|
$100.73
CFPF11,070
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$813.71
₡411,630
|
$1,163.19
CFPF127,833
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$522.16
₡264,146
|
$921.34
CFPF101,254
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.83
₡32,795
|
$103.39
CFPF11,362
|
|
pay 89.0% less for childcare
Costa Rica
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.72
₡185,510
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,358.53
₡4,228,308
|
$921.34
CFPF101,254
|
|
pay 71.1% more for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
₡1,458
|
$6.13
CFPF674
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
₡1,480
|
$3.53
CFPF388
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.48
₡2,268
|
$12.23
CFPF1,344
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.95
₡28,304
|
$39.13
CFPF4,301
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.18
₡3,631
|
$12.90
CFPF1,418
|
|
pay 69.8% more for clothing
Costa Rica
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.61
₡33,694
|
$121.25
CFPF13,325
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.99
₡22,761
|
$90.04
CFPF9,896
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.09
₡51,140
|
$142.35
CFPF15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.50
₡39,204
|
$121.25
CFPF13,325
|
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