Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 74.6% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Mali, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Mali
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
CFA4,924
|
$13.77
CFPF1,542
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
CFA2,974
|
$11.93
CFPF1,336
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
CFA548
|
$2.21
CFPF247
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
CFA352
|
$1.08
CFPF121
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Mali
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
CFA534
|
$2.37
CFPF265
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
CFA4,809
|
$5.09
CFPF569
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
CFA5,048
|
$10.00
CFPF1,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
CFA1,167
|
$4.91
CFPF550
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
CFA2,112
|
$6.06
CFPF678
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.72
CFPF193
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA293
|
$1.18
CFPF132
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
CFA657
|
$3.33
CFPF373
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA782
|
$2.30
CFPF257
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
CFA284
|
$2.28
CFPF256
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
CFA373
|
$1.03
CFPF115
|
|
pay 26.1% less for transportation
Mali
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
CFA3,009
|
$4.88
CFPF547
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.64
CFPF3,095
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
CFA30,772,583
|
$23,954.82
CFPF2,682,053
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 54.6% more for housing
Mali
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
CFA22,120
|
$100.73
CFPF11,278
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
CFA615,452
|
$1,163.19
CFPF130,234
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
CFA331,353
|
$921.34
CFPF103,156
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
CFA125,775
|
$103.39
CFPF11,576
|
|
pay 92.3% less for childcare
Mali
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
CFA7,385,420
|
$921.34
CFPF103,156
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
CFA1,231
|
$6.13
CFPF686
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
CFA1,240
|
$3.53
CFPF395
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
CFA923
|
$12.23
CFPF1,369
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
CFA43,046
|
$39.13
CFPF4,382
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
CFA3,693
|
$12.90
CFPF1,444
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Mali
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$121.25
CFPF13,575
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
CFA15,386
|
$90.04
CFPF10,082
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$142.35
CFPF15,937
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
CFA76,931
|
$121.25
CFPF13,575
|
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