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French Polynesia vs. Qatar Cost of Living Summary

French Polynesia is 2.1 times more expensive than Qatar overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.7 times more in French Polynesia
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in French Polynesia
Transportation: pay 3.6 times more in French Polynesia
Housing: pay 8.8% less in French Polynesia
Childcare: pay 28.8% less in French Polynesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.2% less in French Polynesia
Clothing: pay 84.2% more in French Polynesia

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

French Polynesia vs. Qatar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.7 times more for restaurants

	Qatar	French Polynesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.53 QAR23.75	$15.43 CFPF1,693	+136.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.16 QAR22.41	$11.62 CFPF1,275	+88.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 QAR3.00	$2.96 CFPF324	+257.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 QAR1.29	$2.49 CFPF274	+604.8%
Average			+271.9%

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Qatar	French Polynesia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 QAR5.52	$2.25 CFPF246	+47.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.13 QAR15.03	$5.61 CFPF616	+35.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.43 QAR27.02	$5.89 CFPF647	-20.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 QAR9.28	$7.16 CFPF785	+180.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.61 QAR13.14	$5.50 CFPF604	+52.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 QAR2.94	$2.44 CFPF268	+202.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 QAR2.34	$0.71 CFPF77	+9.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 QAR2.23	$4.89 CFPF536	+698.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 QAR1.98	$3.03 CFPF332	+456.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 QAR1.42	$2.04 CFPF224	+420.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 QAR1.62	$0.71 CFPF78	+59.5%
Average			+194.8%

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pay 3.6 times more for transportation

	Qatar	French Polynesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.78	$5.27 CFPF578	+146.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.58 QAR125.73	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,369.96 QAR74,071.57	$19,759.02 CFPF2,168,264	-3.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.89 QAR57.76	$116.76 CFPF12,812	+635.0%
Average			+259.5%

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pay 8.8% less for housing

	Qatar	French Polynesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$83.87 QAR304.98	$98.35 CFPF10,792	+17.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,691.57 QAR6,151.08	$1,088.99 CFPF119,501	-35.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,212.04 QAR4,407.35	$943.04 CFPF103,485	-22.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.87 QAR268.63	$77.89 CFPF8,547	+5.4%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 28.8% less for childcare

	Qatar	French Polynesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$769.65 QAR2,798.69	$449.07 CFPF49,279	-41.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,662.67 QAR38,772.83	$8,981.37 CFPF985,574	-15.8%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Qatar	French Polynesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.96 QAR39.84	$4.49 CFPF493	-59.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.29 QAR15.58	$3.86 CFPF424	-9.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.50 QAR23.65	$11.14 CFPF1,222	+71.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$132.96 QAR483.48	$60.60 CFPF6,650	-54.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.30 QAR41.08	$12.57 CFPF1,380	+11.3%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 84.2% more for clothing

	Qatar	French Polynesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.36 QAR186.75	$118.19 CFPF12,970	+130.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.01 QAR167.31	$87.78 CFPF9,632	+90.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.45 QAR328.92	$138.76 CFPF15,227	+53.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.65 QAR264.19	$118.19 CFPF12,970	+62.7%
Average			+84.2%

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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 2025

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