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French Polynesia vs. Sacramento Cost of Living Summary

French Polynesia is 41.5% more expensive than Sacramento.

Restaurants: pay 11.7% more in French Polynesia
Groceries: pay 10.3% more in French Polynesia
Transportation: pay 4.2 times more in French Polynesia
Housing: pay 21.7% less in French Polynesia
Childcare: pay 65.5% less in French Polynesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.9% less in French Polynesia
Clothing: pay 40.4% more in French Polynesia

The cost of transportation, clothing, restaurants, and groceries in French Polynesia are more expensive than in Sacramento. Expenses including childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in French Polynesia. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in French Polynesia.

French Polynesia vs. Sacramento Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.7% more for restaurants

	Sacramento	French Polynesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$17.45 CFPF1,796	-12.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00	$13.03 CFPF1,341	+18.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.53	$2.80 CFPF288	+10.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.04	$2.65 CFPF272	+30.0%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 10.3% more for groceries

	Sacramento	French Polynesia
Bread 1 loaf	$4.54	$0.78 CFPF81	-82.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.13	$13.05 CFPF1,343	+60.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.45	$6.30 CFPF648	+41.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.03	$8.38 CFPF862	+66.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.43	$7.66 CFPF788	+3.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.36	$2.37 CFPF244	+0.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94	$1.22 CFPF126	+29.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.93	$2.66 CFPF274	+37.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.08	$3.60 CFPF370	+16.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.70	$1.37 CFPF140	-19.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.07	$1.22 CFPF126	-40.9%
Average			+10.3%

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pay 4.2 times more for transportation

	Sacramento	French Polynesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.75	$5.87 CFPF604	+23.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$100.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,753.89	$19,575.51 CFPF2,014,378	-46.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.91	$205.54 CFPF21,151	+986.8%
Average			+321.2%

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pay 21.7% less for housing

	Sacramento	French Polynesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.65	$107.34 CFPF11,045	+43.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,061.79	$1,382.49 CFPF142,262	-32.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,652.79	$1,076.62 CFPF110,788	-34.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$270.98	$100.79 CFPF10,371	-62.8%
Average			-21.7%

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pay 65.5% less for childcare

	Sacramento	French Polynesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,450.83	$489.39 CFPF50,359	-66.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,750.00	$9,787.76 CFPF1,007,189	-64.7%
Average			-65.5%

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pay 5.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Sacramento	French Polynesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$4.53 CFPF466	-43.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.67	$4.37 CFPF450	-22.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.25	$12.14 CFPF1,249	-0.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.46	$70.94 CFPF7,299	+43.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.50	$13.70 CFPF1,410	-5.5%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 40.4% more for clothing

	Sacramento	French Polynesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.75	$105.95 CFPF10,902	+80.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.83	$84.22 CFPF8,667	+53.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.07	$128.36 CFPF13,209	+37.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$130.00	$116.57 CFPF11,995	-10.3%
Average			+40.4%

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