Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 2.5 times more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Togo, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Togo
|
French Polynesia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
$13.77
CFPF1,535
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$11.93
CFPF1,330
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$2.21
CFPF246
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA822
|
$1.08
CFPF120
|
|
pay 81.2% more for groceries
Togo
|
French Polynesia
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
F CFA462
|
$2.37
CFPF264
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
F CFA2,294
|
$5.09
CFPF567
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
F CFA4,422
|
$10.00
CFPF1,114
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
F CFA1,073
|
$4.91
CFPF548
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
F CFA1,689
|
$6.06
CFPF675
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
F CFA543
|
$1.72
CFPF192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
F CFA524
|
$1.18
CFPF131
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
F CFA1,087
|
$3.33
CFPF372
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
F CFA939
|
$2.30
CFPF256
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA776
|
$2.28
CFPF255
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.88
F CFA1,149
|
$1.03
CFPF115
|
|
pay 22.3% more for transportation
Togo
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
F CFA2,245
|
$4.88
CFPF544
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
$27.64
CFPF3,081
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,408.81
F CFA8,216,019
|
$23,954.82
CFPF2,670,206
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.27
F CFA2,003
|
?? | |
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Togo
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.90
F CFA37,931
|
$100.73
CFPF11,229
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.27
F CFA165,604
|
$1,163.19
CFPF129,659
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.66
F CFA62,904
|
$921.34
CFPF102,700
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.79
F CFA55,629
|
$103.39
CFPF11,524
|
|
pay 86.3% less for childcare
Togo
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,731.22
F CFA4,124,441
|
$921.34
CFPF102,700
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
F CFA514
|
$6.13
CFPF683
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,396
|
$3.53
CFPF393
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$12.23
CFPF1,363
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.40
F CFA19,855
|
$39.13
CFPF4,362
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$12.90
CFPF1,438
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
Togo
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.23
F CFA13,009
|
$121.25
CFPF13,515
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
F CFA14,036
|
$90.04
CFPF10,037
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.85
F CFA19,513
|
$142.35
CFPF15,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.89
F CFA48,954
|
$121.25
CFPF13,515
|
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