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French Polynesia vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

French Polynesia is 71.4% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 30.1% more in French Polynesia
Groceries: pay 52.4% more in French Polynesia
Transportation: pay 3.9 times more in French Polynesia
Housing: pay 51.3% more in French Polynesia
Childcare: pay 12.2% less in French Polynesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.2% more in French Polynesia
Clothing: pay 49.3% more in French Polynesia

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

French Polynesia vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.1% more for restaurants

	Rome	French Polynesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.93	$17.45 CFPF1,774	-0.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €9.95	$13.03 CFPF1,324	+11.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.13	$2.80 CFPF285	+11.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.14	$2.65 CFPF269	+97.6%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 52.4% more for groceries

	Rome	French Polynesia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.89	$0.78 CFPF80	-64.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.13	$13.05 CFPF1,327	+36.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.06	$6.30 CFPF640	-11.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.94	$8.38 CFPF852	+81.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.71	$7.66 CFPF779	+38.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.03	$2.37 CFPF241	+95.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.89	$1.22 CFPF124	+17.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.92	$2.66 CFPF271	+147.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.22	$3.60 CFPF366	+150.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.72	$1.37 CFPF139	+60.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.83	$1.22 CFPF124	+24.8%
Average			+52.4%

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pay 3.9 times more for transportation

	Rome	French Polynesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.53	$5.87 CFPF596	-23.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €34.83	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €24,878.35	$19,575.51 CFPF1,990,270	-33.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €16.92	$205.54 CFPF20,898	+935.2%
Average			+292.9%

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pay 51.3% more for housing

	Rome	French Polynesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.36	$107.34 CFPF10,913	+234.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,224.02	$1,382.49 CFPF140,559	-3.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €790.37	$1,076.62 CFPF109,462	+16.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €146.33	$100.79 CFPF10,247	-41.3%
Average			+51.3%

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pay 12.2% less for childcare

	Rome	French Polynesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €484.09	$489.39 CFPF49,757	-13.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,330.63	$9,787.76 CFPF995,135	-10.6%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 36.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	French Polynesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €4.98	$4.53 CFPF460	-22.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.72	$4.37 CFPF445	+117.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.12	$12.14 CFPF1,234	+69.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €60.19	$70.94 CFPF7,212	+0.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €9.95	$13.70 CFPF1,393	+17.3%
Average			+36.2%

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pay 49.3% more for clothing

	Rome	French Polynesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €69.66	$105.95 CFPF10,772	+29.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.18	$84.22 CFPF8,563	+123.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €75.56	$128.36 CFPF13,051	+44.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €99.51	$116.57 CFPF11,852	-0.2%
Average			+49.3%

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