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Bermuda vs. French Polynesia Cost of Living Summary

Bermuda is 80.3% more expensive than French Polynesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 71.3% more in Bermuda
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Bermuda
Transportation: pay 23.5% more in Bermuda
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Bermuda
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Bermuda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.5% more in Bermuda
Clothing: pay 16.5% less in Bermuda

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

Bermuda vs. French Polynesia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 71.3% more for restaurants

	French Polynesia	Bermuda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.43 CFPF1,795	$50.00 BMD50.00	+224.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.62 CFPF1,352	$15.00 BMD15.00	+29.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 CFPF344	$3.30 BMD3.30	+11.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.49 CFPF290	$3.00 BMD3.00	+20.4%
Average			+71.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	French Polynesia	Bermuda
Bread 1 loaf	$2.25 CFPF261	$8.28 BMD8.28	+268.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 CFPF653	$6.63 BMD6.63	+18.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.89 CFPF686	$17.06 BMD17.06	+189.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.16 CFPF833	$7.24 BMD7.24	+1.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.50 CFPF640	$11.11 BMD11.11	+102.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.44 CFPF284	$4.68 BMD4.68	+91.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CFPF82	$2.88 BMD2.88	+308.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.89 CFPF569	$4.48 BMD4.48	-8.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.03 CFPF352	$4.31 BMD4.31	+42.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.04 CFPF237	$4.04 BMD4.04	+98.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 CFPF83	$2.60 BMD2.60	+264.4%
Average			+125.1%

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pay 23.5% more for transportation

	French Polynesia	Bermuda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.27 CFPF613	$8.54 BMD8.54	+62.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$68.50 BMD68.50
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,759.02 CFPF2,299,360	$35,000.00 BMD35,000.00	+77.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$116.76 CFPF13,587	$36.61 BMD36.61	-68.6%
Average			+23.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	French Polynesia	Bermuda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$98.35 CFPF11,445	$130.94 BMD130.94	+33.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,088.99 CFPF126,726	$3,195.45 BMD3,195.45	+193.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$943.04 CFPF109,742	$1,958.33 BMD1,958.33	+107.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.89 CFPF9,064	$168.39 BMD168.39	+116.2%
Average			+112.6%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	French Polynesia	Bermuda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$449.07 CFPF52,258	$1,320.00 BMD1,320.00	+193.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,981.37 CFPF1,045,163	$24,571.43 BMD24,571.43	+173.6%
Average			+183.8%

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pay 62.5% more for entertainment and sports

	French Polynesia	Bermuda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.49 CFPF523	$9.50 BMD9.50	+111.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.86 CFPF449	$5.44 BMD5.44	+40.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.14 CFPF1,296	$17.62 BMD17.62	+58.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.60 CFPF7,052	$120.17 BMD120.17	+98.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.57 CFPF1,463	$13.00 BMD13.00	+3.4%
Average			+62.5%

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pay 16.5% less for clothing

	French Polynesia	Bermuda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$118.19 CFPF13,754	$63.75 BMD63.75	-46.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$87.78 CFPF10,215	$70.00 BMD70.00	-20.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.76 CFPF16,148	$134.00 BMD134.00	-3.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.19 CFPF13,754	$122.60 BMD122.60	+3.7%
Average			-16.5%

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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: January 2025

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