French Polynesia is 49.0% more expensive than Panama.

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

pay 44.0% more for restaurants

 
Panama
French Polynesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.70
PAB7.70
$13.77
CFPF1,509
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.45
PAB7.45
$11.93
CFPF1,307
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.54
PAB1.54
$2.21
CFPF242

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pay 82.8% more for groceries

 
Panama
French Polynesia
Bread
1 loaf
$1.94
PAB1.94
$2.37
CFPF259
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.35
PAB5.35
$5.09
CFPF557
Milk (1 gallon) $6.06
PAB6.06
$10.00
CFPF1,096

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pay 12.3% more for transportation

 
Panama
French Polynesia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.07
PAB4.07
$4.88
CFPF535
Monthly public transit pass $27.50
PAB27.50
$27.64
CFPF3,029
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,583.33
PAB20,583.33
$23,954.82
CFPF2,624,882

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pay 85.6% more for housing

 
Panama
French Polynesia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$49.92
PAB49.92
$100.73
CFPF11,038
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $696.35
PAB696.35
$1,163.19
CFPF127,458
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $440.76
PAB440.76
$921.34
CFPF100,957

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pay 85.1% less for childcare

 
Panama
French Polynesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $228.54
PAB228.54
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,185.93
PAB6,185.93
$921.34
CFPF100,957

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Panama
French Polynesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.75
PAB1.75
$6.13
CFPF672
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.22
PAB3.22
$3.53
CFPF386
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.43
PAB5.43
$12.23
CFPF1,340

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pay 96.1% more for clothing

 
Panama
French Polynesia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$48.38
PAB48.38
$121.25
CFPF13,286
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.88
PAB38.88
$90.04
CFPF9,867
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$82.05
PAB82.05
$142.35
CFPF15,598

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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: March 2024
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