Cost of living comparison

Romania

compared to

French Polynesia

French Polynesia vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

French Polynesia is 3.5 times more expensive than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 64.0% more in French Polynesia
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in French Polynesia
Transportation: pay 10.2 times more in French Polynesia
Housing: pay 4.9 times more in French Polynesia
Childcare: pay 8.8% more in French Polynesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 88.1% more in French Polynesia
Clothing: pay 68.4% more in French Polynesia

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

French Polynesia vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.0% more for restaurants

	Romania	French Polynesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.04 RON45.24	$17.45 CFPF1,786	+73.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 RON33.69	$13.03 CFPF1,333	+74.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 RON8.74	$2.80 CFPF286	+44.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 RON7.27	$2.65 CFPF271	+63.8%
Average			+64.0%

Romania vs. French Polynesia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Romania	French Polynesia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 RON5.32	$0.78 CFPF80	-33.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.01 RON18.07	$13.05 CFPF1,335	+225.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.61 RON25.26	$6.30 CFPF644	+12.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 RON13.72	$8.38 CFPF857	+175.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 RON13.07	$7.66 CFPF784	+164.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.29	$2.37 CFPF242	+365.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.14	$1.22 CFPF125	+75.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.16	$2.66 CFPF273	+279.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 RON4.19	$3.60 CFPF368	+286.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 RON1.77	$1.37 CFPF140	+247.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.87	$1.22 CFPF125	+194.2%
Average			+181.0%

Romania vs. French Polynesia - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.2 times more for transportation

	Romania	French Polynesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.02 RON27.13	$5.87 CFPF600	-2.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.52 RON105.93	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,339.27 RON123K	$19,575.51 CFPF2M	-28.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.08 RON31.89	$205.54 CFPF21,030	+2803.4%
Average			+924.1%

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pay 4.9 times more for housing

	Romania	French Polynesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.24 RON41.62	$107.34 CFPF10,982	+1061.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$390.19 RON1,757.47	$1,382.49 CFPF141K	+254.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.13 RON1,302.26	$1,076.62 CFPF110K	+272.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.41 RON524.32	$100.79 CFPF10,312	-13.4%
Average			+393.7%

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pay 8.8% more for childcare

	Romania	French Polynesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$526.34 RON2,370.67	$489.39 CFPF50,071	-7.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,853.44 RON35,372.66	$9,787.76 CFPF1M	+24.6%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 88.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Romania	French Polynesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 RON10.56	$4.53 CFPF463	+93.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.50 RON11.27	$4.37 CFPF447	+74.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.88 RON26.49	$12.14 CFPF1,242	+106.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.19 RON190.05	$70.94 CFPF7,258	+68.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.90 RON31.10	$13.70 CFPF1,402	+98.5%
Average			+88.1%

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pay 68.4% more for clothing

	Romania	French Polynesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.67 RON300.29	$105.95 CFPF10,840	+58.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.50 RON173.40	$84.22 CFPF8,617	+118.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.13 RON351.90	$128.36 CFPF13,133	+64.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.57 RON398.94	$116.57 CFPF11,926	+31.6%
Average			+68.4%

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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: June 2026

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