Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Hong Kong
  3. French Polynesia
  4. Comparison
HKD
COMPARED TO
XPF

French Polynesia is 7.2% more expensive than Hong Kong.

If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Hong Kong, you would:
local_dining

pay 62.9% more for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.09
HK$55.39
$15.43
CFPF1,617
+117.5%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $4.90
HK$38.27
$9.58
CFPF1,004
+95.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.23
HK$9.57
$1.87
CFPF195
+52.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.05
HK$8.18
$0.91
CFPF95
-13.5%
Average +62.9%
Hong Kong vs. French Polynesia - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 7.3% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $2.17
HK$16.93
$0.48
CFPF50
-77.9%
Local cheese (8 oz) $11.49
HK$89.70
$9.06
CFPF950
-21.1%
Milk (1 gallon) $11.20
HK$87.45
$4.67
CFPF489
-58.3%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $3.12
HK$24.39
$4.52
CFPF474
+44.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $4.85
HK$37.88
$4.73
CFPF495
-2.6%
Apples (1 lb) $1.75
HK$13.65
$1.85
CFPF194
+5.8%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.04
HK$8.14
$1.03
CFPF108
-1.4%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.66
HK$12.93
$2.01
CFPF211
+21.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.52
HK$11.88
$2.69
CFPF282
+77.0%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.19
HK$9.29
??
Onions (1 lb) $1.26
HK$9.87
$0.49
CFPF52
-61.0%
Average -7.3%
Hong Kong vs. French Polynesia - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 1.3% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.49
HK$66.30
$3.85
CFPF403
-54.7%
Monthly public transit pass $64.49
HK$503.52
$18.13
CFPF1,899
-71.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,243.67
HK$251,747.60
$53,470.17
CFPF5,602,337
+65.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $11.87
HK$92.65
$18.49
CFPF1,937
+55.8%
Average -1.3%
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home

pay 33.5% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $24.99
HK$195.08
$81.87
CFPF8,578
+227.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,321.46
HK$18,125.13
$898.97
CFPF94,190
-61.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,603.79
HK$12,521.85
$740.12
CFPF77,546
-53.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $151.99
HK$1,186.66
$184.81
CFPF19,363
+21.6%
Average +33.5%
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child_care

pay 50.7% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $735.93
HK$5,745.92
$362.51
CFPF37,982
-50.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $18,711.93
HK$146,096.40
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Average -50.7%
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gamepad

pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.45
HK$50.35
$8.12
CFPF851
+25.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.74
HK$37.00
$3.17
CFPF332
-33.1%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $7.74
HK$60.42
$9.06
CFPF950
+17.1%
Monthly membership at local gym $80.66
HK$629.78
$101.20
CFPF10,603
+25.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $12.90
HK$100.70
$12.91
CFPF1,353
+0.1%
Average +7.1%
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store

pay 5.9% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $80.47
HK$628.30
$74.01
CFPF7,755
-8.0%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $36.16
HK$282.32
$45.94
CFPF4,814
+27.1%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $91.32
HK$713.00
$92.89
CFPF9,733
+1.7%
Men's business shoes (leather) $132.50
HK$1,034.50
$135.94
CFPF14,243
+2.6%
Average +5.9%
Hong Kong vs. French Polynesia - Cost of clothing
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