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French Polynesia vs. Dubai Cost of Living Summary

French Polynesia is 2.4 times more expensive than Dubai.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in French Polynesia
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in French Polynesia
Transportation: pay 8.8 times more in French Polynesia
Housing: pay 24.6% less in French Polynesia
Childcare: pay 37.4% less in French Polynesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2% less in French Polynesia
Clothing: pay 14.0% more in French Polynesia

The cost of transportation, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in French Polynesia are more expensive than in Dubai. Expenses including childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in French Polynesia. Notably, transportation, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in French Polynesia.

French Polynesia vs. Dubai Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Dubai	French Polynesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.89 AED40.00	$17.45 CFPF1,789	+60.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.53 AED35.00	$13.03 CFPF1,335	+36.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 AED4.37	$2.80 CFPF287	+135.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 AED3.31	$2.65 CFPF271	+193.2%
Average			+106.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Dubai	French Polynesia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 AED5.18	$0.78 CFPF80	-44.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.45 AED20.01	$13.05 CFPF1,337	+139.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 AED26.15	$6.30 CFPF646	-11.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 AED12.43	$8.38 CFPF859	+147.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.21 AED15.45	$7.66 CFPF785	+82.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.05 AED3.86	$2.37 CFPF243	+125.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 AED3.16	$1.22 CFPF125	+41.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 AED2.88	$2.66 CFPF273	+240.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 AED2.40	$3.60 CFPF369	+450.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 AED1.94	$1.37 CFPF140	+158.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 AED1.92	$1.22 CFPF125	+133.9%
Average			+133.1%

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pay 8.8 times more for transportation

	Dubai	French Polynesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.82 AED10.37	$5.87 CFPF601	+107.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$87.13 AED320.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,229.41 AED100,000.00	$19,575.51 CFPF2,006,166	-28.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.71 AED32.00	$205.54 CFPF21,065	+2258.9%
Average			+779.5%

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pay 24.6% less for housing

	Dubai	French Polynesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$98.23 AED360.76	$107.34 CFPF11,000	+9.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,362.29 AED8,675.50	$1,382.49 CFPF141,682	-41.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,533.56 AED5,632.00	$1,076.62 CFPF110,336	-29.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.06 AED584.17	$100.79 CFPF10,329	-36.6%
Average			-24.6%

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pay 37.4% less for childcare

	Dubai	French Polynesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$823.12 AED3,022.92	$489.39 CFPF50,154	-40.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,907.17 AED54,746.58	$9,787.76 CFPF1,003,083	-34.3%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Dubai	French Polynesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.61 AED50.00	$4.53 CFPF464	-66.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.65 AED20.75	$4.37 CFPF448	-22.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.13 AED22.50	$12.14 CFPF1,244	+98.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$84.61 AED310.71	$70.94 CFPF7,270	-16.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.98 AED55.00	$13.70 CFPF1,404	-8.5%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 14.0% more for clothing

	Dubai	French Polynesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.30 AED298.59	$105.95 CFPF10,858	+30.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.28 AED232.39	$84.22 CFPF8,631	+33.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.71 AED476.35	$128.36 CFPF13,155	-1.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.75 AED458.15	$116.57 CFPF11,946	-6.6%
Average			+14.0%

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