Cost of Living Comparison

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Turkey is 59.2% cheaper than French Polynesia.

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

pay 72.3% less for restaurants

	French Polynesia	Turkey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.43 CFPF1,617	$3.21 ₺11.43	-79.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.58 CFPF1,004	$3.30 ₺11.76	-65.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 CFPF195	$0.60 ₺2.12	-68.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 CFPF95	$0.21 ₺0.76	-76.4%
Average			-72.3%

French Polynesia vs. Turkey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 62.2% less for groceries

	French Polynesia	Turkey
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 CFPF50	$0.38 ₺1.36	-20.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.06 CFPF950	$2.44 ₺8.71	-73.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.67 CFPF489	$2.46 ₺8.78	-47.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.52 CFPF474	$1.46 ₺5.22	-67.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.73 CFPF495	$1.37 ₺4.89	-71.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.85 CFPF194	$0.32 ₺1.12	-83.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 CFPF108	$0.72 ₺2.56	-30.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.01 CFPF211	$0.32 ₺1.13	-84.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.69 CFPF282	$0.31 ₺1.10	-88.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.20 ₺0.73
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 CFPF52	$0.21 ₺0.76	-57.1%
Average			-62.2%

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pay 28.3% less for transportation

	French Polynesia	Turkey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.85 CFPF403	$3.81 ₺13.59	-0.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.13 CFPF1,899	$20.86 ₺74.39	+15.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,470.17 CFPF5,602,337	$23,706.50 ₺84,523.15	-55.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.49 CFPF1,937	$5.24 ₺18.68	-71.7%
Average			-28.3%

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pay 81.2% less for housing

	French Polynesia	Turkey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.87 CFPF8,578	$14.18 ₺50.56	-82.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$898.97 CFPF94,190	$152.44 ₺543.52	-83.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$740.12 CFPF77,546	$114.75 ₺409.14	-84.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$184.81 CFPF19,363	$46.51 ₺165.82	-74.8%
Average			-81.2%

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pay 42.9% less for childcare

	French Polynesia	Turkey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$362.51 CFPF37,982	$207.07 ₺738.27	-42.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$3,907.55 ₺13,931.98
Average			-42.9%

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pay 71.2% less for entertainment and sports

	French Polynesia	Turkey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.12 CFPF851	$2.21 ₺7.89	-72.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.17 CFPF332	$1.51 ₺5.40	-52.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.06 CFPF950	$2.43 ₺8.68	-73.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$101.20 CFPF10,603	$20.73 ₺73.93	-79.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.91 CFPF1,353	$2.79 ₺9.96	-78.4%
Average			-71.2%

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pay 56.4% less for clothing

	French Polynesia	Turkey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.01 CFPF7,755	$28.83 ₺102.78	-61.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.94 CFPF4,814	$21.42 ₺76.38	-53.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.89 CFPF9,733	$54.24 ₺193.39	-41.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$135.94 CFPF14,243	$41.62 ₺148.38	-69.4%
Average			-56.4%

French Polynesia vs. Turkey - Cost of clothing

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