Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. French Polynesia
  3. United States
  4. California
  5. Comparison
XPF
COMPARED TO
USD

California is 2.3 times more expensive than French Polynesia.

If you lived in California instead of French Polynesia, you would:
local_dining

pay 4.9% more for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.98
CFPF1,779
$15.32 -9.8%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $10.05
CFPF1,053
$8.32 -17.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.82
CFPF190
$2.05 +12.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.20
CFPF126
$1.61 +34.1%
Average +4.9%
French Polynesia vs. California - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 7.9% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.68
CFPF176
$3.34 +99.0%
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.14
CFPF748
$6.57 -8.0%
Milk (1 gallon) $9.92
CFPF1,040
$3.78 -61.9%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $4.30
CFPF451
$3.09 -28.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $6.50
CFPF681
$4.70 -27.6%
Apples (1 lb) $1.89
CFPF198
$2.07 +9.2%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.45
CFPF151
$0.87 -39.9%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.98
CFPF208
$1.74 -12.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $2.81
CFPF294
$2.08 -26.0%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.79
CFPF188
$1.40 -21.9%
Onions (1 lb) $0.93
CFPF97
$1.21 +31.1%
Average -7.9%
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drive_eta

pay 21.1% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.06
CFPF426
$3.46 -14.7%
Monthly public transit pass $24.70
CFPF2,588
$67.81 +174.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $43,961.10
CFPF4,606,024
$23,812.63 -45.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $25.09
CFPF2,629
$17.64 -29.7%
Average +21.1%
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home

pay 31.9% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $91.38
CFPF9,574
$64.93 -28.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $950.66
CFPF99,606
$1,837.88 +93.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $806.78
CFPF84,530
$1,619.04 +100.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $201.45
CFPF21,107
$126.11 -37.4%
Average +31.9%
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child_care

pay 10.1 times more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $395.16
CFPF41,402
$1,102.03 +178.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $987.89
CFPF103,506
$17,255.94 +1646.7%
Average +912.8%
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gamepad

pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.65
CFPF383
$5.71 +56.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.31
CFPF347
$4.41 +33.2%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $10.33
CFPF1,083
$9.18 -11.2%
Monthly membership at local gym $93.85
CFPF9,833
$46.72 -50.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $14.08
CFPF1,475
$12.91 -8.3%
Average +4.0%
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store

pay 27.5% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $80.68
CFPF8,453
$47.29 -41.4%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $48.28
CFPF5,058
$39.60 -18.0%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $101.26
CFPF10,609
$78.04 -22.9%
Men's business shoes (leather) $148.18
CFPF15,526
$107.07 -27.7%
Average -27.5%
French Polynesia vs. California - Cost of clothing
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