Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 5.6% more expensive than Israel.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Israel, you would:
pay 23.8% less for restaurants
Israel
|
French Polynesia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.90
₪67.34
|
$13.77
CFPF1,535
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.39
₪54.16
|
$11.93
CFPF1,330
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
₪9.39
|
$2.21
CFPF246
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
₪7.19
|
$1.08
CFPF120
|
|
pay 97.0% more for groceries
Israel
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
₪8.07
|
$2.37
CFPF264
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
₪23.81
|
$5.09
CFPF567
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
₪23.88
|
$10.00
CFPF1,114
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
₪13.80
|
$4.91
CFPF548
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
₪16.59
|
$6.06
CFPF675
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.07
|
$1.72
CFPF192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
₪3.80
|
$1.18
CFPF131
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.93
|
$3.33
CFPF372
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
₪3.03
|
$2.30
CFPF256
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.16
|
$2.28
CFPF255
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.03
|
$1.03
CFPF115
|
|
pay 40.6% less for transportation
Israel
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
₪27.41
|
$4.88
CFPF544
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.84
₪213.87
|
$27.64
CFPF3,081
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,263.55
₪143,970.42
|
$23,954.82
CFPF2,670,206
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.01
₪60.23
|
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pay 67.0% more for housing
Israel
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.44
₪103.26
|
$100.73
CFPF11,229
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.71
₪3,528.22
|
$1,163.19
CFPF129,659
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$781.37
₪2,939.97
|
$921.34
CFPF102,700
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.52
₪656.65
|
$103.39
CFPF11,524
|
|
pay 89.6% less for childcare
Israel
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$818.87
₪3,081.07
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,820.34
₪33,187.41
|
$921.34
CFPF102,700
|
|
pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
₪29.46
|
$6.13
CFPF683
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
₪13.10
|
$3.53
CFPF393
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.79
₪36.82
|
$12.23
CFPF1,363
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.71
₪239.72
|
$39.13
CFPF4,362
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
₪43.73
|
$12.90
CFPF1,438
|
|
pay 34.1% more for clothing
Israel
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.13
₪324.07
|
$121.25
CFPF13,515
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.49
₪201.28
|
$90.04
CFPF10,037
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.65
₪412.56
|
$142.35
CFPF15,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.42
₪468.13
|
$121.25
CFPF13,515
|
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