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French Polynesia vs. Dominica Cost of Living Summary

French Polynesia is 2.3 times more expensive than Dominica overall.

Restaurants: pay 63.4% more in French Polynesia
Groceries: pay 93.3% more in French Polynesia
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in French Polynesia
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in French Polynesia
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in French Polynesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.5% more in French Polynesia
Clothing: pay 79.5% more in French Polynesia

The cost of housing, childcare, transportation, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in French Polynesia are more expensive than in Dominica. Notably, housing, childcare, and transportation are significantly more expensive in French Polynesia.

French Polynesia vs. Dominica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Dominica, you would:

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pay 63.4% more for restaurants

	Dominica	French Polynesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$17.45 CFPF1,778	+135.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.03 EC$19.00	$13.03 CFPF1,327	+85.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.47 EC$6.67	$2.80 CFPF285	+13.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$2.65 CFPF270	+19.1%
Average			+63.4%

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pay 93.3% more for groceries

	Dominica	French Polynesia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 EC$5.67	$0.78 CFPF80	-62.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$13.05 CFPF1,330	+985.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.61 EC$34.07	$6.30 CFPF642	-50.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.60 EC$15.13	$8.38 CFPF854	+49.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.09 EC$13.76	$7.66 CFPF780	+50.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.91 EC$7.86	$2.37 CFPF241	-18.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 EC$2.90	$1.22 CFPF124	+13.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 EC$5.49	$2.66 CFPF271	+31.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.33 EC$6.30	$3.60 CFPF366	+54.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 EC$4.37	$1.37 CFPF139	-15.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 EC$3.71	$1.22 CFPF124	-11.1%
Average			+93.3%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Dominica	French Polynesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 EC$14.58	$5.87 CFPF598	+8.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.13 EC$143.58	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	$19,575.51 CFPF1,994,604	-44.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.23 EC$79.00	$205.54 CFPF20,943	+603.2%
Average			+189.2%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Dominica	French Polynesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.92 EC$191.67	$107.34 CFPF10,937	+51.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.68 EC$766.67	$1,382.49 CFPF140,865	+387.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.51 EC$550.00	$1,076.62 CFPF109,700	+429.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.58 EC$293.44	$100.79 CFPF10,269	-7.2%
Average			+215.1%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Dominica	French Polynesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.51 EC$350.00	$489.39 CFPF49,865	+277.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	$9,787.76 CFPF997,302	+120.4%
Average			+199.1%

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pay 66.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Dominica	French Polynesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$4.53 CFPF461	+144.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 EC$11.17	$4.37 CFPF446	+5.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$12.14 CFPF1,237	+64.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 EC$125.00	$70.94 CFPF7,228	+53.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 EC$22.50	$13.70 CFPF1,396	+64.6%
Average			+66.5%

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pay 79.5% more for clothing

	Dominica	French Polynesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.50 EC$150.00	$105.95 CFPF10,795	+90.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00 EC$100.00	$84.22 CFPF8,581	+127.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$128.36 CFPF13,079	+73.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.51 EC$250.00	$116.57 CFPF11,877	+26.0%
Average			+79.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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