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French Polynesia vs. Jersey Cost of Living Summary

French Polynesia is 19.7% more expensive than Jersey overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.5% less in French Polynesia
Groceries: pay 26.3% more in French Polynesia
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in French Polynesia
Housing: pay 16.6% less in French Polynesia
Childcare: pay 59.6% less in French Polynesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.0% less in French Polynesia
Clothing: pay 6.3% less in French Polynesia

The cost of transportation and groceries in French Polynesia are more expensive than in Jersey. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and clothing are lower in French Polynesia. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in French Polynesia.

French Polynesia vs. Jersey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.5% less for restaurants

	Jersey	French Polynesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$40.06 £29.36	$17.45 CFPF1,761	-56.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.68 £7.83	$13.03 CFPF1,314	+21.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.17 £2.32	$2.80 CFPF282	-11.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.54 £1.86	$2.65 CFPF267	+4.2%
Average			-10.5%

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pay 26.3% more for groceries

	Jersey	French Polynesia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.33 £1.71	$0.78 CFPF79	-66.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 £3.16	$13.05 CFPF1,317	+202.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.21 £6.02	$6.30 CFPF635	-23.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.72 £4.19	$8.38 CFPF845	+46.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.27 £3.86	$7.66 CFPF773	+45.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 £1.43	$2.37 CFPF239	+21.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.05	$1.22 CFPF123	-15.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 £1.40	$2.66 CFPF269	+39.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.89 £1.39	$3.60 CFPF363	+90.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 £1.29	$1.37 CFPF138	-22.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.72 £1.26	$1.22 CFPF123	-29.0%
Average			+26.3%

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Jersey	French Polynesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.09 £5.93	$5.87 CFPF592	-27.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.77 £48.93	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,034.64 £16,148.50	$19,575.51 CFPF2M	-11.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.19 £18.46	$205.54 CFPF20,735	+716.0%
Average			+225.8%

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pay 16.6% less for housing

	Jersey	French Polynesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.56 £54.64	$107.34 CFPF10,828	+44.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,014.28 £1,476.20	$1,382.49 CFPF139K	-31.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,629.23 £1,194.01	$1,076.62 CFPF109K	-33.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.82 £134.71	$100.79 CFPF10,167	-45.2%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 59.6% less for childcare

	Jersey	French Polynesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,136.69 £1,565.92	$489.39 CFPF49,370	-77.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,915.48 £12,396.83	$9,787.76 CFPF987K	-42.1%
Average			-59.6%

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pay 21.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Jersey	French Polynesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.01 £5.87	$4.53 CFPF457	-43.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.89 £3.59	$4.37 CFPF441	-10.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.29 £11.21	$12.14 CFPF1,224	-20.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.44 £50.16	$70.94 CFPF7,156	+3.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.70 £15.17	$13.70 CFPF1,382	-33.8%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 6.3% less for clothing

	Jersey	French Polynesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$106.83 £78.30	$105.95 CFPF10,688	-0.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$71.67 £52.52	$84.22 CFPF8,496	+17.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.20 £91.75	$128.36 CFPF12,949	+2.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$209.22 £153.33	$116.57 CFPF11,759	-44.3%
Average			-6.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2026

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