Cost of Living Comparison

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Connecticut is 2.6 times more expensive than French Polynesia.

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

pay 6.3% more for restaurants

	French Polynesia	Connecticut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.98 CFPF1,779	$16.85	-0.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.05 CFPF1,053	$8.44	-16.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.82 CFPF190	$1.95	+7.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 CFPF126	$1.62	+34.9%
Average			+6.3%

French Polynesia vs. Connecticut - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.6% less for groceries

	French Polynesia	Connecticut
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 CFPF176	$3.02	+79.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 CFPF748	$6.50	-8.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.92 CFPF1,040	$3.65	-63.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.30 CFPF451	$2.66	-38.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.50 CFPF681	$3.90	-40.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.89 CFPF198	$2.08	+9.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.45 CFPF151	$0.81	-44.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.98 CFPF208	$2.46	+24.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.81 CFPF294	$2.38	-15.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 CFPF188	$1.74	-2.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 CFPF97	$1.27	+36.8%
Average			-5.6%

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pay 9.2% more for transportation

	French Polynesia	Connecticut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.06 CFPF426	$2.78	-31.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.70 CFPF2,588	$63.54	+157.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,961.10 CFPF4,606,024	$22,309.27	-49.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.09 CFPF2,629	$15.12	-39.8%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 22.9% more for housing

	French Polynesia	Connecticut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$91.38 CFPF9,574	$71.56	-21.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$950.66 CFPF99,606	$1,581.69	+66.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$806.78 CFPF84,530	$1,363.81	+69.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$201.45 CFPF21,107	$156.77	-22.2%
Average			+22.9%

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pay 12.3 times more for childcare

	French Polynesia	Connecticut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$395.16 CFPF41,402	$1,305.90	+230.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$987.89 CFPF103,506	$21,026.19	+2028.4%
Average			+1129.5%

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pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports

	French Polynesia	Connecticut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.65 CFPF383	$5.21	+42.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 CFPF347	$4.32	+30.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.33 CFPF1,083	$10.60	+2.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$93.85 CFPF9,833	$46.45	-50.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.08 CFPF1,475	$12.90	-8.3%
Average			+3.4%

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pay 19.9% less for clothing

	French Polynesia	Connecticut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.68 CFPF8,453	$49.35	-38.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.28 CFPF5,058	$44.76	-7.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.26 CFPF10,609	$82.30	-18.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$148.18 CFPF15,526	$126.03	-14.9%
Average			-19.9%

French Polynesia vs. Connecticut - Cost of clothing

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