Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 3.6 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
French Polynesia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY214.10
|
$15.01
CFPF1,647
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY208.47
|
$11.71
CFPF1,285
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY38.98
|
$3.17
CFPF348
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.52
|
$2.65
CFPF291
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY23.75
|
$1.69
CFPF185
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY122.14
|
$5.06
CFPF555
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY99.19
|
$5.95
CFPF653
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY49.05
|
$5.87
CFPF644
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY86.67
|
$5.56
CFPF610
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY14.78
|
$1.74
CFPF191
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY20.13
|
$0.71
CFPF78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.20
|
$4.94
CFPF542
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY12.03
|
$3.07
CFPF337
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY9.04
|
$2.12
CFPF232
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.84
|
$0.82
CFPF89
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for transportation
Turkey
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY155.08
|
$5.34
CFPF586
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY646.33
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,415,252.87
|
$19,965.96
CFPF2,190,972
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY224.20
|
$117.98
CFPF12,947
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Turkey
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY358.09
|
$99.72
CFPF10,943
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY13,721.95
|
$1,103.62
CFPF121,107
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY12,354.04
|
$955.69
CFPF104,873
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,489.64
|
$78.84
CFPF8,652
|
|
pay 58.7% more for childcare
Turkey
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY9,545.01
|
$453.77
CFPF49,795
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY201,979.31
|
$9,075.44
CFPF995,896
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY81.57
|
$4.36
CFPF478
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY78.12
|
$3.87
CFPF425
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.77
|
$9.67
CFPF1,061
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,127.91
|
$61.36
CFPF6,734
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY151.69
|
$12.74
CFPF1,398
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Turkey
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,555.27
|
$119.76
CFPF13,142
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,277.40
|
$88.92
CFPF9,757
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,746.48
|
$140.63
CFPF15,432
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,522.18
|
$119.76
CFPF13,142
|
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