Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 50.5% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 36.0% more for restaurants
Portugal
|
French Polynesia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.98
|
$13.77
CFPF1,541
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.89
|
$11.93
CFPF1,335
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.44
|
$2.21
CFPF247
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$1.08
CFPF121
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Portugal
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
$2.37
CFPF265
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.13
|
$5.09
CFPF569
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.93
|
$10.00
CFPF1,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$4.91
CFPF550
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.60
|
$6.06
CFPF678
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.72
CFPF193
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$1.18
CFPF132
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$3.33
CFPF373
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$2.30
CFPF257
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$2.28
CFPF256
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$1.03
CFPF115
|
|
pay 28.0% less for transportation
Portugal
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.37
|
$4.88
CFPF546
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.56
|
$27.64
CFPF3,093
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€27,033.48
|
$23,954.82
CFPF2,680,957
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.93
|
?? | |
pay 76.0% more for housing
Portugal
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.85
|
$100.73
CFPF11,274
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€662.27
|
$1,163.19
CFPF130,181
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€516.93
|
$921.34
CFPF103,114
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.89
|
$103.39
CFPF11,571
|
|
pay 88.4% less for childcare
Portugal
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€331.24
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,470.51
|
$921.34
CFPF103,114
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.95
|
$6.13
CFPF686
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$3.53
CFPF395
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.21
|
$12.23
CFPF1,368
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.72
|
$39.13
CFPF4,380
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€7.02
|
$12.90
CFPF1,444
|
|
pay 95.9% more for clothing
Portugal
|
French Polynesia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€71.54
|
$121.25
CFPF13,570
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€31.22
|
$90.04
CFPF10,078
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.75
|
$142.35
CFPF15,931
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.93
|
$121.25
CFPF13,570
|
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