Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 99.4% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
French Polynesia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,025
|
$13.77
CFPF1,513
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
CFA6,075
|
$11.93
CFPF1,311
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
CFA494
|
$2.21
CFPF242
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
CFA430
|
$1.08
CFPF119
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA354
|
$2.37
CFPF260
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
CFA3,881
|
$5.09
CFPF559
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
CFA4,452
|
$10.00
CFPF1,099
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
CFA1,270
|
$4.91
CFPF540
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.76
CFA2,271
|
$6.06
CFPF666
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA765
|
$1.72
CFPF189
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
CFA245
|
$1.18
CFPF129
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
CFA385
|
$3.33
CFPF366
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA482
|
$2.30
CFPF253
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
CFA299
|
$2.28
CFPF251
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
CFA315
|
$1.03
CFPF113
|
|
pay 14.4% less for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
CFA2,646
|
$4.88
CFPF537
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.90
CFA25,313
|
$27.64
CFPF3,038
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,169.81
CFA18,225,692
|
$23,954.82
CFPF2,632,600
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.08
CFA9,113
|
?? | |
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.50
CFA35,945
|
$100.73
CFPF11,070
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.30
CFA342,705
|
$1,163.19
CFPF127,833
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.35
CFA142,177
|
$921.34
CFPF101,254
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.94
CFA63,395
|
$103.39
CFPF11,362
|
|
pay 65.9% less for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.33
CFA70,878
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,700.38
CFA1,631,312
|
$921.34
CFPF101,254
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
CFA658
|
$6.13
CFPF674
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
CFA1,772
|
$3.53
CFPF388
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.26
CFA759
|
$12.23
CFPF1,344
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.83
CFA34,933
|
$39.13
CFPF4,301
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,063
|
$12.90
CFPF1,418
|
|
pay 82.2% more for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.45
CFA38,332
|
$121.25
CFPF13,325
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.00
CFA26,579
|
$90.04
CFPF9,896
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.56
CFA42,628
|
$142.35
CFPF15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.19
CFA55,690
|
$121.25
CFPF13,325
|
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