Cost of living comparison

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Tahiti vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Tahiti is 53.7% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants
pay 17.9% more in Tahiti
Groceries
pay 2.4 times more in Tahiti
Transportation
pay 25.0% less in Tahiti
Housing
pay 77.4% more in Tahiti
Entertainment and Sports
pay 29.8% more in Tahiti
Clothing
pay 84.1% more in Tahiti

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

Tahiti vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tahiti instead of Rome, you would:

pay 17.9% more for restaurants

 
Rome
Tahiti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.52
€15.23
$15.33
CFPF1,591
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.68
€10.16
$11.37
CFPF1,180
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.50
€2.18
$2.47
CFPF256

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

 
Rome
Tahiti
Bread
1 loaf
$2.21
€1.92
??
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.54
€8.29
??
Milk (1 gallon) $7.12
€6.19
??

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pay 25.0% less for transportation

 
Rome
Tahiti
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.66
€6.66
$5.74
CFPF596
Monthly public transit pass $40.88
€35.55
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,199.74
€25,390.11
??

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pay 77.4% more for housing

 
Rome
Tahiti
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$32.12
€27.93
$145.83
CFPF15,132
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,436.63
€1,249.19
$1,370.22
CFPF142K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $927.65
€806.62
$1,174.47
CFPF122K

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Rome
Tahiti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $568.18
€494.05
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,951.36
€9,522.56
??

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pay 29.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Rome
Tahiti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.84
€5.08
$5.87
CFPF609
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.01
€1.75
$4.71
CFPF488
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.18
€6.25
??

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pay 84.1% more for clothing

 
Rome
Tahiti
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$81.76
€71.09
$140.15
CFPF14,543
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.76
€32.84
$93.43
CFPF9,695
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.68
€77.11
$175.19
CFPF18,178

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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: April 2026
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