Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 23.6% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 75.2% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
French Polynesia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,170
|
$13.77
CFPF1,541
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥819
|
$11.93
CFPF1,335
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥200
|
$2.21
CFPF247
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥136
|
$1.08
CFPF121
|
|
pay 17.5% more for groceries
Tokyo
|
French Polynesia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥245
|
$2.37
CFPF265
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,101
|
$5.09
CFPF569
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥844
|
$10.00
CFPF1,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥316
|
$4.91
CFPF550
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥589
|
$6.06
CFPF678
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥511
|
$1.72
CFPF193
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥235
|
$1.18
CFPF132
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥514
|
$3.33
CFPF373
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥349
|
$2.30
CFPF257
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥354
|
$2.28
CFPF256
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥276
|
$1.03
CFPF115
|
|
pay 16.7% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
French Polynesia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥737
|
$4.88
CFPF546
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,700
|
$27.64
CFPF3,093
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,334,580
|
$23,954.82
CFPF2,680,957
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,446
|
?? | |
pay 50.6% more for housing
Tokyo
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,412
|
$100.73
CFPF11,274
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥174,505
|
$1,163.19
CFPF130,181
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥103,834
|
$921.34
CFPF103,114
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,487
|
$103.39
CFPF11,571
|
|
pay 94.6% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥95,274
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,632,563
|
$921.34
CFPF103,114
|
|
pay 32.9% more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥644
|
$6.13
CFPF686
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥548
|
$3.53
CFPF395
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥702
|
$12.23
CFPF1,368
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,258
|
$39.13
CFPF4,380
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,106
|
$12.90
CFPF1,444
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Tokyo
|
French Polynesia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,756
|
$121.25
CFPF13,570
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,200
|
$90.04
CFPF10,078
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,118
|
$142.35
CFPF15,931
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,035
|
$121.25
CFPF13,570
|
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