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French Polynesia vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

French Polynesia is 69.8% more expensive than Saint Lucia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in French Polynesia
Groceries: pay 25.7% more in French Polynesia
Transportation: pay 15.8% less in French Polynesia
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in French Polynesia
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in French Polynesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.1% more in French Polynesia
Clothing: pay 43.6% more in French Polynesia

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

French Polynesia vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Saint Lucia, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Saint Lucia	French Polynesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$17.45 CFPF1,796	+135.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$13.03 CFPF1,341	+76.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$2.80 CFPF288	+44.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.63	$2.65 CFPF272	+172.3%
Average			+107.1%

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pay 25.7% more for groceries

	Saint Lucia	French Polynesia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 EC$4.52	$0.78 CFPF81	-53.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	$13.05 CFPF1,343	+132.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 EC$20.96	$6.30 CFPF648	-18.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.24 EC$11.46	$8.38 CFPF862	+97.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$7.66 CFPF788	+73.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	$2.37 CFPF244	-31.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	$1.22 CFPF126	+62.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	$2.66 CFPF274	-6.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.01 EC$8.13	$3.60 CFPF370	+19.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.62 EC$7.09	$1.37 CFPF140	-47.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$1.22 CFPF126	+55.6%
Average			+25.7%

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pay 15.8% less for transportation

	Saint Lucia	French Polynesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.85 EC$15.82	$5.87 CFPF604	+0.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$19,575.51 CFPF2,014,378	-31.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$205.54 CFPF21,151
Average			-15.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Saint Lucia	French Polynesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.07 EC$111.00	$107.34 CFPF11,045	+161.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	$1,382.49 CFPF142,262	+199.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	$1,076.62 CFPF110,788	+174.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.23 EC$214.12	$100.79 CFPF10,371	+27.2%
Average			+140.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Saint Lucia	French Polynesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.89 EC$537.50	$489.39 CFPF50,359	+146.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$9,787.76 CFPF1,007,189
Average			+146.1%

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pay 41.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Lucia	French Polynesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 EC$10.51	$4.53 CFPF466	+16.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$4.37 CFPF450	+18.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$12.14 CFPF1,249	+31.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.03 EC$132.50	$70.94 CFPF7,299	+44.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.03 EC$19.00	$13.70 CFPF1,410	+94.9%
Average			+41.1%

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pay 43.6% more for clothing

	Saint Lucia	French Polynesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.57 EC$136.67	$105.95 CFPF10,902	+109.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 EC$145.83	$84.22 CFPF8,667	+56.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.92 EC$291.67	$128.36 CFPF13,209	+18.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.51 EC$350.00	$116.57 CFPF11,995	-10.0%
Average			+43.6%

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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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