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French Polynesia vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost of Living Summary

French Polynesia is 2.6 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.9% more in French Polynesia
Groceries: pay 37.4% more in French Polynesia
Transportation: pay 8.3% less in French Polynesia
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in French Polynesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in French Polynesia
Clothing: pay 6.1 times more in French Polynesia

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

French Polynesia vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:

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pay 35.9% more for restaurants

	Sao Tome and Principe	French Polynesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.20 STD650,623	$17.45 CFPF1,796	-40.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 STD260,249	$13.03 CFPF1,341	+11.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 STD42,768	$2.80 CFPF288	+45.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 STD26,025	$2.65 CFPF272	+126.5%
Average			+35.9%

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pay 37.4% more for groceries

	Sao Tome and Principe	French Polynesia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 STD24,088	$0.78 CFPF81	-27.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.22 STD227,718	$13.05 CFPF1,343	+27.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.97 STD132,995	$6.30 CFPF648	+5.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 STD113,503	$8.38 CFPF862	+64.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.27 STD206,583	$7.66 CFPF788	-17.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.12 STD47,219	$2.37 CFPF244	+11.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 STD11,805	$1.22 CFPF126	+130.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 STD41,316	$2.66 CFPF274	+43.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 STD35,414	$3.60 CFPF370	+126.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 STD26,561	$1.37 CFPF140	+14.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 STD20,658	$1.22 CFPF126	+31.7%
Average			+37.4%

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pay 8.3% less for transportation

	Sao Tome and Principe	French Polynesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.40 STD142,518	$5.87 CFPF604	-8.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$19,575.51 CFPF2,014,378
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$205.54 CFPF21,151
Average			-8.3%

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Sao Tome and Principe	French Polynesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.42 STD1,613,544	$107.34 CFPF11,045	+48.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$350.40 STD7,807,473	$1,382.49 CFPF142,262	+294.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$233.60 STD5,204,982	$1,076.62 CFPF110,788	+360.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$100.79 CFPF10,371
Average			+234.5%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sao Tome and Principe	French Polynesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$489.39 CFPF50,359
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$9,787.76 CFPF1,007,189

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome and Principe	French Polynesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 STD37,216	$4.53 CFPF466	+171.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.34 STD52,050	$4.37 CFPF450	+87.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 STD52,050	$12.14 CFPF1,249	+419.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.38 STD832,797	$70.94 CFPF7,299	+89.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.02 STD468,448	$13.70 CFPF1,410	-34.8%
Average			+146.6%

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pay 6.1 times more for clothing

	Sao Tome and Principe	French Polynesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$105.95 CFPF10,902
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$84.22 CFPF8,667
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$128.36 CFPF13,209
Men's business shoes (leather)	$19.16 STD426,809	$116.57 CFPF11,995	+508.5%
Average			+508.5%

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