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French Polynesia vs. Seychelles Cost of Living Summary

French Polynesia is 87.0% more expensive than Seychelles overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.9% more in French Polynesia
Groceries: pay 73.2% more in French Polynesia
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in French Polynesia
Housing: pay 17.1% more in French Polynesia
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in French Polynesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7% more in French Polynesia
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in French Polynesia

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

French Polynesia vs. Seychelles Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.9% more for restaurants

	Seychelles	French Polynesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.42 SCR222.09	$17.45 CFPF1,789	+6.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.95 SCR121.09	$13.03 CFPF1,335	+45.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 SCR27.97	$2.80 CFPF287	+35.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SCR24.77	$2.65 CFPF271	+44.4%
Average			+32.9%

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pay 73.2% more for groceries

	Seychelles	French Polynesia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 SCR18.83	$0.78 CFPF80	-43.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.00 SCR162.27	$13.05 CFPF1,337	+8.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.50 SCR101.43	$6.30 CFPF646	-16.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.86 SCR52.26	$8.38 CFPF859	+116.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 SCR39.66	$7.66 CFPF785	+161.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 SCR12.44	$2.37 CFPF243	+157.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SCR14.92	$1.22 CFPF125	+10.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 SCR13.23	$2.66 CFPF273	+172.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.32 SCR44.86	$3.60 CFPF369	+8.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SCR8.68	$1.37 CFPF140	+112.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 SCR7.60	$1.22 CFPF125	+117.3%
Average			+73.2%

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Seychelles	French Polynesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.59 SCR75.58	$5.87 CFPF601	+5.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.93 SCR323.57	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,478.78 SCR358,059.74	$19,575.51 CFPF2,006,166	-26.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.65 SCR387.38	$205.54 CFPF21,065	+617.5%
Average			+198.8%

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pay 17.1% more for housing

	Seychelles	French Polynesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$147.17 SCR1,990.06	$107.34 CFPF11,000	-27.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$983.74 SCR13,302.69	$1,382.49 CFPF141,682	+40.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$808.35 SCR10,930.94	$1,076.62 CFPF110,336	+33.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.78 SCR1,119.39	$100.79 CFPF10,329	+21.8%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Seychelles	French Polynesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$151.66 SCR2,050.83	$489.39 CFPF50,154	+222.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,305.98 SCR112,317.73	$9,787.76 CFPF1,003,083	+17.8%
Average			+120.2%

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pay 3.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Seychelles	French Polynesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.23 SCR97.79	$4.53 CFPF464	-37.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.88 SCR65.94	$4.37 CFPF448	-10.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.06 SCR298.25	$12.14 CFPF1,244	-45.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.02 SCR987.39	$70.94 CFPF7,270	-2.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.40 SCR86.59	$13.70 CFPF1,404	+114.0%
Average			+3.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Seychelles	French Polynesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.19 SCR597.60	$105.95 CFPF10,858	+139.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.66 SCR252.32	$84.22 CFPF8,631	+351.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.32 SCR883.36	$128.36 CFPF13,155	+96.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.29 SCR950.47	$116.57 CFPF11,946	+65.8%
Average			+163.3%

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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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