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French Polynesia vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

French Polynesia is 4.6 times more expensive than Russia overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in French Polynesia
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in French Polynesia
Transportation: pay 14.8 times more in French Polynesia
Housing: pay 5.5 times more in French Polynesia
Childcare: pay 44.3% more in French Polynesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in French Polynesia
Clothing: pay 51.6% more in French Polynesia

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

French Polynesia vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Russia	French Polynesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.65 RUB779.02	$17.45 CFPF1,778	+80.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.53 RUB446.34	$13.03 CFPF1,327	+135.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 RUB85.18	$2.80 CFPF285	+165.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 RUB41.37	$2.65 CFPF270	+416.0%
Average			+199.4%

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Russia	French Polynesia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 RUB50.87	$0.78 CFPF80	+24.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02 RUB405.31	$13.05 CFPF1,330	+159.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.22 RUB340.65	$6.30 CFPF642	+49.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 RUB129.02	$8.38 CFPF854	+424.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 RUB177.56	$7.66 CFPF780	+248.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 RUB63.70	$2.37 CFPF241	+200.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RUB64.71	$1.22 CFPF124	+52.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB75.05	$2.66 CFPF271	+186.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 RUB101.23	$3.60 CFPF366	+186.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 RUB30.61	$1.37 CFPF139	+259.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RUB24.46	$1.22 CFPF124	+302.9%
Average			+190.3%

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pay 14.8 times more for transportation

	Russia	French Polynesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.69 RUB217.37	$5.87 CFPF598	+117.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.72 RUB1,752.75	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,562.55 RUB2,546,970.87	$19,575.51 CFPF1,994,604	-38.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.94 RUB399.03	$205.54 CFPF20,943	+4056.7%
Average			+1378.8%

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pay 5.5 times more for housing

	Russia	French Polynesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.57 RUB610.80	$107.34 CFPF10,937	+1318.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.96 RUB35,018.96	$1,382.49 CFPF140,865	+218.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$300.84 RUB24,276.80	$1,076.62 CFPF109,700	+257.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.77 RUB6,678.93	$100.79 CFPF10,269	+21.8%
Average			+454.1%

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pay 44.3% more for childcare

	Russia	French Polynesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$300.70 RUB24,265.18	$489.39 CFPF49,865	+62.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,780.29 RUB627,838.39	$9,787.76 CFPF997,302	+25.8%
Average			+44.3%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Russia	French Polynesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 RUB137.13	$4.53 CFPF461	+166.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 RUB174.94	$4.37 CFPF446	+101.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 RUB216.49	$12.14 CFPF1,237	+352.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.84 RUB2,892.37	$70.94 CFPF7,228	+97.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.13 RUB413.59	$13.70 CFPF1,396	+167.4%
Average			+177.2%

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pay 51.6% more for clothing

	Russia	French Polynesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.56 RUB5,048.03	$105.95 CFPF10,795	+69.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.72 RUB3,528.29	$84.22 CFPF8,581	+92.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 RUB8,306.25	$128.36 CFPF13,079	+24.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.34 RUB7,854.57	$116.57 CFPF11,877	+19.8%
Average			+51.6%

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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: December 2025

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