Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 75.5% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 79.5% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,658
|
$13.77
CFPF1,541
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,608
|
$11.93
CFPF1,335
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$2.21
CFPF247
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF170
|
$1.08
CFPF121
|
|
pay 75.8% more for groceries
Djibouti
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
$2.37
CFPF265
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,792
|
$5.09
CFPF569
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,092
|
$10.00
CFPF1,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
$4.91
CFPF550
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF828
|
$6.06
CFPF678
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF319
|
$1.72
CFPF193
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.18
CFPF132
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF182
|
$3.33
CFPF373
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$2.30
CFPF257
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$2.28
CFPF256
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF117
|
$1.03
CFPF115
|
|
pay 2.1% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF899
|
$4.88
CFPF546
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,293
|
$27.64
CFPF3,093
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,110,263
|
$23,954.82
CFPF2,680,957
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,522
|
?? | |
pay 52.7% more for housing
Djibouti
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,663
|
$100.73
CFPF11,274
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,709
|
$1,163.19
CFPF130,181
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,147
|
$921.34
CFPF103,114
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,122
|
$103.39
CFPF11,571
|
|
pay 85.3% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,122
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,112,075
|
$921.34
CFPF103,114
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,005
|
$6.13
CFPF686
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF339
|
$3.53
CFPF395
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
$12.23
CFPF1,368
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,064
|
$39.13
CFPF4,380
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,512
|
$12.90
CFPF1,444
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
Djibouti
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,752
|
$121.25
CFPF13,570
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,355
|
$90.04
CFPF10,078
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,719
|
$142.35
CFPF15,931
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,054
|
$121.25
CFPF13,570
|
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