Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 17.9% more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Finland, you would:
pay 7.0% less for restaurants
Finland
|
French Polynesia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.84
|
$13.77
CFPF1,535
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.87
|
$11.93
CFPF1,330
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.42
|
$2.21
CFPF246
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.65
|
$1.08
CFPF120
|
|
pay 87.9% more for groceries
Finland
|
French Polynesia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
$2.37
CFPF264
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.75
|
$5.09
CFPF567
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.81
|
$10.00
CFPF1,114
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.77
|
$4.91
CFPF548
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.53
|
$6.06
CFPF675
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.72
CFPF192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.18
CFPF131
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$3.33
CFPF372
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.67
|
$2.30
CFPF256
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$2.28
CFPF255
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$1.03
CFPF115
|
|
pay 38.8% less for transportation
Finland
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.32
|
$4.88
CFPF544
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€54.22
|
$27.64
CFPF3,081
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,613.10
|
$23,954.82
CFPF2,670,206
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.35
|
?? | |
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Finland
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.51
|
$100.73
CFPF11,229
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€695.45
|
$1,163.19
CFPF129,659
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€576.95
|
$921.34
CFPF102,700
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€90.01
|
$103.39
CFPF11,524
|
|
pay 88.4% less for childcare
Finland
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€323.64
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,409.31
|
$921.34
CFPF102,700
|
|
pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.64
|
$6.13
CFPF683
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.91
|
$3.53
CFPF393
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.30
|
$12.23
CFPF1,363
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€41.06
|
$39.13
CFPF4,362
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.18
|
$12.90
CFPF1,438
|
|
pay 65.5% more for clothing
Finland
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€83.22
|
$121.25
CFPF13,515
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.89
|
$90.04
CFPF10,037
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€76.04
|
$142.35
CFPF15,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€110.14
|
$121.25
CFPF13,515
|
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