Cost of Living Comparison

XPF

COMPARED TO

MXN

Mexico is 41.1% cheaper than French Polynesia.

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

pay 59.8% less for restaurants

	French Polynesia	Mexico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.98 CFPF1,779	$4.80 MX$85.01	-71.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.05 CFPF1,053	$4.59 MX$81.18	-54.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.82 CFPF190	$0.75 MX$13.34	-58.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 CFPF126	$0.55 MX$9.72	-54.4%
Average			-59.8%

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pay 62.7% less for groceries

	French Polynesia	Mexico
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 CFPF176	$1.44 MX$25.42	-14.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 CFPF748	$2.58 MX$45.72	-63.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.92 CFPF1,040	$3.38 MX$59.79	-66.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.30 CFPF451	$1.43 MX$25.28	-66.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.50 CFPF681	$2.11 MX$37.39	-67.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.89 CFPF198	$0.82 MX$14.45	-56.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.45 CFPF151	$0.40 MX$7.09	-72.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.98 CFPF208	$0.44 MX$7.72	-78.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.81 CFPF294	$0.51 MX$8.96	-82.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 CFPF188	$0.47 MX$8.41	-73.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 CFPF97	$0.48 MX$8.47	-48.3%
Average			-62.7%

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pay 42.8% less for transportation

	French Polynesia	Mexico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.06 CFPF426	$3.46 MX$61.22	-14.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.70 CFPF2,588	$20.27 MX$358.73	-17.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,961.10 CFPF4,606,024	$14,675.44 MX$259,774.45	-66.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.09 CFPF2,629	$7.06 MX$124.94	-71.9%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 75.9% less for housing

	French Polynesia	Mexico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$91.38 CFPF9,574	$24.01 MX$425.09	-73.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$950.66 CFPF99,606	$296.47 MX$5,247.98	-68.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$806.78 CFPF84,530	$207.12 MX$3,666.24	-74.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$201.45 CFPF21,107	$26.74 MX$473.42	-86.7%
Average			-75.9%

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pay 67.5% more for childcare

	French Polynesia	Mexico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$395.16 CFPF41,402	$143.65 MX$2,542.84	-63.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$987.89 CFPF103,506	$2,949.86 MX$52,216.42	+198.6%
Average			+67.5%

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pay 64.7% less for entertainment and sports

	French Polynesia	Mexico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.65 CFPF383	$1.42 MX$25.12	-61.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 CFPF347	$1.99 MX$35.25	-39.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.33 CFPF1,083	$2.56 MX$45.40	-75.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$93.85 CFPF9,833	$28.20 MX$499.21	-69.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.08 CFPF1,475	$3.15 MX$55.76	-77.6%
Average			-64.7%

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pay 49.2% less for clothing

	French Polynesia	Mexico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.68 CFPF8,453	$36.88 MX$652.78	-54.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.28 CFPF5,058	$28.49 MX$504.35	-41.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.26 CFPF10,609	$62.18 MX$1,100.72	-38.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$148.18 CFPF15,526	$54.97 MX$973.11	-62.9%
Average			-49.2%

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