Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 3.1 times more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Moldova
|
French Polynesia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL58.23
|
$13.77
CFPF1,542
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL67.94
|
$11.93
CFPF1,336
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.77
|
$2.21
CFPF247
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.38
|
$1.08
CFPF121
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for groceries
Moldova
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.67
|
$2.37
CFPF265
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL63.61
|
$5.09
CFPF569
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL52.87
|
$10.00
CFPF1,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL26.91
|
$4.91
CFPF550
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.42
|
$6.06
CFPF678
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.26
|
$1.72
CFPF193
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.09
|
$1.18
CFPF132
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.66
|
$3.33
CFPF373
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.34
|
$2.30
CFPF257
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.90
|
$2.28
CFPF256
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.52
|
$1.03
CFPF115
|
|
pay 43.4% more for transportation
Moldova
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL88.15
|
$4.88
CFPF547
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL267.62
|
$27.64
CFPF3,095
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL279,768.42
|
$23,954.82
CFPF2,682,053
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL56.43
|
?? | |
pay 5.7 times more for housing
Moldova
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL166.72
|
$100.73
CFPF11,278
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL3,988.72
|
$1,163.19
CFPF130,234
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,734.42
|
$921.34
CFPF103,156
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,464.19
|
$103.39
CFPF11,576
|
|
pay 74.9% less for childcare
Moldova
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL3,969.67
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL64,744.51
|
$921.34
CFPF103,156
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL17.79
|
$6.13
CFPF686
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.20
|
$3.53
CFPF395
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL37.62
|
$12.23
CFPF1,369
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL439.05
|
$39.13
CFPF4,382
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL79.08
|
$12.90
CFPF1,444
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Moldova
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL746.09
|
$121.25
CFPF13,575
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL539.33
|
$90.04
CFPF10,082
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,359.12
|
$142.35
CFPF15,937
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,554.97
|
$121.25
CFPF13,575
|
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