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French Polynesia vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary

French Polynesia is 3.5 times more expensive than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 49.6% more in French Polynesia
Groceries: pay 0.2% more in French Polynesia
Transportation: pay 8.4 times more in French Polynesia
Housing: pay 1.6% less in French Polynesia
Childcare: pay 10.9 times more in French Polynesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.1% less in French Polynesia
Clothing: pay 16.0% less in French Polynesia

The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in French Polynesia are more expensive than in Turkmenistan. Expenses including entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing are lower in French Polynesia. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in French Polynesia.

French Polynesia vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.6% more for restaurants

	Turkmenistan	French Polynesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$34.29 TMT120.34	$17.45 CFPF1,796	-49.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.57 TMT47.64	$13.03 CFPF1,341	-4.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 TMT8.13	$2.80 CFPF288	+20.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 TMT2.81	$2.65 CFPF272	+230.6%
Average			+49.6%

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pay 0.2% more for groceries

	Turkmenistan	French Polynesia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 TMT5.89	$0.78 CFPF81	-53.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$20.00 TMT70.20	$13.05 CFPF1,343	-34.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$18.21 TMT63.90	$6.30 CFPF648	-65.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.17 TMT21.66	$8.38 CFPF862	+35.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.42 TMT29.57	$7.66 CFPF788	-9.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46 TMT8.64	$2.37 CFPF244	-3.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$4.00 TMT14.06	$1.22 CFPF126	-69.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.47 TMT12.17	$2.66 CFPF274	-23.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 TMT5.63	$3.60 CFPF370	+124.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 TMT3.18	$1.37 CFPF140	+50.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 TMT2.84	$1.22 CFPF126	+50.7%
Average			+0.2%

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pay 8.4 times more for transportation

	Turkmenistan	French Polynesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$5.87 CFPF604	+261.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.57 TMT30.09	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT154,189.29	$19,575.51 CFPF2,014,378	-55.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.10	$205.54 CFPF21,151	+2015.9%
Average			+740.7%

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pay 1.6% less for housing

	Turkmenistan	French Polynesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT361.03	$107.34 CFPF11,045	+4.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,128.57 TMT3,961.29	$1,382.49 CFPF142,262	+22.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$750.00 TMT2,632.50	$1,076.62 CFPF110,788	+43.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	$100.79 CFPF10,371	-76.9%
Average			-1.6%

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pay 10.9 times more for childcare

	Turkmenistan	French Polynesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.23	$489.39 CFPF50,359	+2041.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,714.29 TMT90,257.14	$9,787.76 CFPF1,007,189	-61.9%
Average			+989.6%

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pay 34.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkmenistan	French Polynesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.14 TMT18.05	$4.53 CFPF466	-12.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$7.05 TMT24.75	$4.37 CFPF450	-38.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.26	$12.14 CFPF1,249	-52.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT685.29	$70.94 CFPF7,299	-63.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.29 TMT50.14	$13.70 CFPF1,410	-4.1%
Average			-34.1%

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pay 16.0% less for clothing

	Turkmenistan	French Polynesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.71 TMT230.66	$105.95 CFPF10,902	+61.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$121.43 TMT426.21	$84.22 CFPF8,667	-30.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$300.00 TMT1,053.00	$128.36 CFPF13,209	-57.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$185.71 TMT651.86	$116.57 CFPF11,995	-37.2%
Average			-16.0%

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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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