Cost of living comparison

Romania

compared to

French Polynesia

French Polynesia vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

French Polynesia is 99.3% more expensive than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 71.0% more in French Polynesia
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in French Polynesia
Transportation: pay 14.5% less in French Polynesia
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in French Polynesia
Childcare: pay 13.1% more in French Polynesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.5% more in French Polynesia
Clothing: pay 24.2% more in French Polynesia

The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and childcare in French Polynesia are more expensive than in Romania. Notably, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in French Polynesia.

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French Polynesia vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 71.0% more for restaurants

	Romania	French Polynesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.82 RON46.44	$16.89 CFPF1,794	+72.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.22 RON34.13	$13.02 CFPF1,383	+80.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 RON8.86	$2.39 CFPF254	+27.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 RON7.43	$2.90 CFPF308	+84.9%
Average			+71.0%

Romania vs. French Polynesia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Romania	French Polynesia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 RON5.19	$3.21 CFPF341	+192.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 RON17.78	$13.92 CFPF1,478	+270.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 RON25.36	$5.14 CFPF546	-4.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 RON13.77	$6.87 CFPF729	+135.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.69 RON12.72	$6.65 CFPF706	+147.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.42	$2.39 CFPF254	+368.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RON3.18	$1.30 CFPF138	+94.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 RON3.08	$2.68 CFPF285	+312.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 RON4.19	$3.53 CFPF375	+298.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 RON1.66	$1.11 CFPF117	+214.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 RON1.70	$1.00 CFPF106	+178.3%
Average			+178.8%

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pay 14.5% less for transportation

	Romania	French Polynesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.55 RON30.98	$5.53 CFPF587	-15.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.38 RON110.58	$14.08 CFPF1,495	-39.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,083.66 RON128K	$18,297.59 CFPF2M	-32.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.64 RON31.43	$28.90 CFPF3,070	+335.0%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Romania	French Polynesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.56 RON40.50	$72.32 CFPF7,681	+744.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.73 RON1,758.50	$1,184.65 CFPF126K	+218.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$281.26 RON1,330.53	$938.34 CFPF99,660	+233.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.14 RON506.84	$138.13 CFPF14,671	+28.9%
Average			+197.5%

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pay 13.1% more for childcare

	Romania	French Polynesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.75 RON2,283.68	$469.17 CFPF49,830	-2.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,125.14 RON33,706.19	$9,383.38 CFPF997K	+31.7%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 90.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Romania	French Polynesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.18 RON10.31	$4.93 CFPF523	+126.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.45 RON11.57	$4.18 CFPF444	+70.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 RON27.03	$12.86 CFPF1,365	+125.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.73 RON183.19	$68.01 CFPF7,223	+75.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.13 RON33.75	$13.14 CFPF1,395	+84.1%
Average			+90.5%

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pay 24.2% more for clothing

	Romania	French Polynesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.00 RON293.30	$68.78 CFPF7,305	+10.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.53 RON168.09	$71.91 CFPF7,637	+102.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.18 RON365.11	$78.16 CFPF8,302	+1.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.19 RON402.98	$89.14 CFPF9,468	+4.6%
Average			+24.2%

Romania vs. French Polynesia - Cost of clothing

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