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French Polynesia vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost of Living Summary

French Polynesia is 37.8% more expensive than Saint Kitts and Nevis overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.2% more in French Polynesia
Groceries: pay 24.8% more in French Polynesia
Housing: pay 65.0% more in French Polynesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.0% more in French Polynesia
Clothing: pay 9.2% more in French Polynesia

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

French Polynesia vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:

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pay 10.2% more for restaurants

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	French Polynesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.50 EC$50.00	$17.45 CFPF1,778	-5.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.98 EC$37.77	$13.03 CFPF1,327	-6.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$2.80 CFPF285	+37.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 EC$6.17	$2.65 CFPF270	+15.8%
Average			+10.2%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. French Polynesia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.8% more for groceries

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	French Polynesia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.78 CFPF80	-78.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$13.05 CFPF1,330
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.25 EC$25.00	$6.30 CFPF642	-31.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 EC$15.00	$8.38 CFPF854	+50.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.20 EC$11.34	$7.66 CFPF780	+82.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 EC$5.44	$2.37 CFPF241	+17.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 EC$3.77	$1.22 CFPF124	-12.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$2.66 CFPF271
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 EC$4.54	$3.60 CFPF366	+114.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 EC$2.72	$1.37 CFPF139	+35.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$1.22 CFPF124	+45.5%
Average			+24.8%

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	French Polynesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$5.87 CFPF598
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$19,575.51 CFPF1,994,604
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$205.54 CFPF20,943

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pay 65.0% more for housing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	French Polynesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$107.34 CFPF10,937
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	$1,382.49 CFPF140,865	+97.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$650.00 EC$1,756.66	$1,076.62 CFPF109,700	+65.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 EC$206.67	$100.79 CFPF10,269	+31.8%
Average			+65.0%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	French Polynesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$489.39 CFPF49,865
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$9,787.76 CFPF997,302

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pay 80.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	French Polynesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$4.53 CFPF461	+103.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$4.37 CFPF446	+18.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$12.14 CFPF1,237
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$70.94 CFPF7,228
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	$13.70 CFPF1,396	+117.8%
Average			+80.0%

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pay 9.2% more for clothing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	French Polynesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.81 EC$240.00	$105.95 CFPF10,795	+19.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$84.22 CFPF8,581
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.51 EC$350.00	$128.36 CFPF13,079	-0.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$116.57 CFPF11,877
Average			+9.2%

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