Cost of Living Comparison

ISK

COMPARED TO

XPF

French Polynesia is 7.0% more expensive than Iceland.

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

pay 15.6% less for restaurants

	Iceland	French Polynesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.54 kr1,631	$16.98 CFPF1,779	+9.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.54 kr1,316	$10.05 CFPF1,053	-19.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.37 kr249	$1.82 CFPF190	-23.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.68 kr177	$1.20 CFPF126	-28.5%
Average			-15.6%

Iceland vs. French Polynesia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.3% more for groceries

	Iceland	French Polynesia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.04 kr319	$1.68 CFPF176	-44.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 kr538	$7.14 CFPF748	+39.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.59 kr482	$9.92 CFPF1,040	+116.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.23 kr549	$4.30 CFPF451	-17.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.56 kr689	$6.50 CFPF681	-1.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 kr103	$1.89 CFPF198	+92.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 kr88	$1.45 CFPF151	+73.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 kr107	$1.98 CFPF208	+94.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 kr176	$2.81 CFPF294	+67.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 kr100	$1.79 CFPF188	+87.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 kr58	$0.93 CFPF97	+67.3%
Average			+52.3%

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pay 6.1% less for transportation

	Iceland	French Polynesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.96 kr626	$4.06 CFPF426	-31.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.41 kr9,489	$24.70 CFPF2,588	-72.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,163.21 kr2,745,829	$43,961.10 CFPF4,606,024	+68.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.36 kr2,347	$25.09 CFPF2,629	+12.2%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 45.8% more for housing

	Iceland	French Polynesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.30 kr6,644	$91.38 CFPF9,574	+44.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,285.14 kr134,875	$950.66 CFPF99,606	-26.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,064.16 kr111,684	$806.78 CFPF84,530	-24.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.69 kr7,314	$201.45 CFPF21,107	+189.1%
Average			+45.8%

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pay 12.9% less for childcare

	Iceland	French Polynesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$279.46 kr29,329	$395.16 CFPF41,402	+41.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,014.93 kr316,417	$987.89 CFPF103,506	-67.2%
Average			-12.9%

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pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Iceland	French Polynesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.97 kr837	$3.65 CFPF383	-54.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.17 kr438	$3.31 CFPF347	-20.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.58 kr1,110	$10.33 CFPF1,083	-2.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.68 kr5,319	$93.85 CFPF9,833	+85.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.05 kr1,159	$14.08 CFPF1,475	+27.4%
Average			+7.1%

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pay 21.5% less for clothing

	Iceland	French Polynesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$104.95 kr11,015	$80.68 CFPF8,453	-23.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.45 kr6,345	$48.28 CFPF5,058	-20.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$154.03 kr16,166	$101.26 CFPF10,609	-34.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$161.72 kr16,973	$148.18 CFPF15,526	-8.4%
Average			-21.5%

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