Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 3.9% cheaper than Greenland.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Greenland, you would:
pay 35.7% less for restaurants
Greenland
|
French Polynesia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.57
kr123.16
|
$13.77
CFPF1,542
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.22
kr113.69
|
$11.93
CFPF1,336
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
kr24.55
|
$2.21
CFPF247
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
kr17.98
|
$1.08
CFPF121
|
|
pay 5.6% more for groceries
Greenland
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
kr22.58
|
$2.37
CFPF265
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.84
kr118.02
|
$5.09
CFPF569
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
kr47.79
|
$10.00
CFPF1,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
kr25.14
|
$4.91
CFPF550
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.31
kr44.22
|
$6.06
CFPF678
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
kr12.80
|
$1.72
CFPF193
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
kr14.43
|
$1.18
CFPF132
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr11.64
|
$3.33
CFPF373
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
kr16.29
|
$2.30
CFPF257
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
kr10.71
|
$2.28
CFPF256
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
kr9.31
|
$1.03
CFPF115
|
|
pay 12.5% less for transportation
Greenland
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
kr21.37
|
$4.88
CFPF547
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.40
kr570.62
|
$27.64
CFPF3,095
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,062.81
kr245,797.28
|
$23,954.82
CFPF2,682,053
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$50.95
kr357.15
|
?? | |
pay 12.1% less for housing
Greenland
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$219.60
kr1,539.44
|
$100.73
CFPF11,278
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,024.80
kr7,184.05
|
$1,163.19
CFPF130,234
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$706.16
kr4,950.32
|
$921.34
CFPF103,156
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.93
kr1,177.22
|
$103.39
CFPF11,576
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Greenland
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$921.34
CFPF103,156
|
pay 15.8% less for entertainment and sports
Greenland
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.15
kr64.14
|
$6.13
CFPF686
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.82
kr47.80
|
$3.53
CFPF395
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.42
kr80.05
|
$12.23
CFPF1,369
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.19
kr281.72
|
$39.13
CFPF4,382
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.18
kr92.37
|
$12.90
CFPF1,444
|
|
pay 47.2% more for clothing
Greenland
|
French Polynesia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.48
kr718.41
|
$121.25
CFPF13,575
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.35
kr184.73
|
$90.04
CFPF10,082
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$204.96
kr1,436.81
|
$142.35
CFPF15,937
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.81
kr1,435.78
|
$121.25
CFPF13,575
|
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