Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 42.8% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Greece, you would:
pay 31.6% more for restaurants
Greece
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.71
|
$13.77
CFPF1,513
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.46
|
$11.93
CFPF1,311
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.83
|
$2.21
CFPF242
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$1.08
CFPF119
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Greece
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
$2.37
CFPF260
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.58
|
$5.09
CFPF559
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.18
|
$10.00
CFPF1,099
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.51
|
$4.91
CFPF540
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.35
|
$6.06
CFPF666
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.72
CFPF189
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.18
CFPF129
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$3.33
CFPF366
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$2.30
CFPF253
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$2.28
CFPF251
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$1.03
CFPF113
|
|
pay 22.6% less for transportation
Greece
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.11
|
$4.88
CFPF537
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.06
|
$27.64
CFPF3,038
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,406.76
|
$23,954.82
CFPF2,632,600
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.00
|
?? | |
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Greece
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.08
|
$100.73
CFPF11,070
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€395.30
|
$1,163.19
CFPF127,833
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€330.22
|
$921.34
CFPF101,254
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€158.46
|
$103.39
CFPF11,362
|
|
pay 86.3% less for childcare
Greece
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€314.14
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,193.53
|
$921.34
CFPF101,254
|
|
pay 45.4% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.76
|
$6.13
CFPF674
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.07
|
$3.53
CFPF388
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.71
|
$12.23
CFPF1,344
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€41.65
|
$39.13
CFPF4,301
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.15
|
$12.90
CFPF1,418
|
|
pay 77.8% more for clothing
Greece
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€70.33
|
$121.25
CFPF13,325
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€33.54
|
$90.04
CFPF9,896
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€71.67
|
$142.35
CFPF15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€91.36
|
$121.25
CFPF13,325
|
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