Cost of Living Comparison

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XPF

French Polynesia is 19.1% more expensive than United Kingdom.

If you lived in French Polynesia instead of United Kingdom, you would:

pay 12.0% more for restaurants

	United Kingdom	French Polynesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.50 £12.75	$16.98 CFPF1,779	+2.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.16 £5.53	$10.05 CFPF1,053	+40.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 £1.32	$1.82 CFPF190	+6.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 £0.95	$1.20 CFPF126	-2.0%
Average			+12.0%

United Kingdom vs. French Polynesia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	United Kingdom	French Polynesia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 £0.99	$1.68 CFPF176	+30.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.53 £2.73	$7.14 CFPF748	+102.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.37 £3.37	$9.92 CFPF1,040	+127.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.45 £1.89	$4.30 CFPF451	+75.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.31 £2.56	$6.50 CFPF681	+96.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.05 £0.81	$1.89 CFPF198	+80.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 £0.51	$1.45 CFPF151	+117.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.95 £0.73	$1.98 CFPF208	+109.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 £0.79	$2.81 CFPF294	+172.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 £0.55	$1.79 CFPF188	+154.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 £0.45	$0.93 CFPF97	+58.9%
Average			+102.3%

United Kingdom vs. French Polynesia - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.5% more for transportation

	United Kingdom	French Polynesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.24 £4.82	$4.06 CFPF426	-34.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.78 £70.13	$24.70 CFPF2,588	-72.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,437.61 £18,880.98	$43,961.10 CFPF4,606,024	+79.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.77 £12.96	$25.09 CFPF2,629	+49.6%
Average			+5.5%

United Kingdom vs. French Polynesia - Cost of transportation

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pay 38.5% more for housing

	United Kingdom	French Polynesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.34 £31.17	$91.38 CFPF9,574	+126.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$980.41 £757.48	$950.66 CFPF99,606	-3.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$798.08 £616.61	$806.78 CFPF84,530	+1.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$155.53 £120.16	$201.45 CFPF21,107	+29.5%
Average			+38.5%

United Kingdom vs. French Polynesia - Cost of housing

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pay 79.8% less for childcare

	United Kingdom	French Polynesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,156.61 £893.62	$395.16 CFPF41,402	-65.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,884.71 £12,272.84	$987.89 CFPF103,506	-93.8%
Average			-79.8%

United Kingdom vs. French Polynesia - Cost of childcare

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pay 16.9% more for entertainment and sports

	United Kingdom	French Polynesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.49 £3.47	$3.65 CFPF383	-18.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.49 £2.70	$3.31 CFPF347	-5.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.58 £10.49	$10.33 CFPF1,083	-23.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.89 £33.14	$93.85 CFPF9,833	+118.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.43 £9.61	$14.08 CFPF1,475	+13.2%
Average			+16.9%

United Kingdom vs. French Polynesia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 38.1% more for clothing

	United Kingdom	French Polynesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$73.87 £57.07	$80.68 CFPF8,453	+9.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.88 £29.27	$48.28 CFPF5,058	+27.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.02 £61.05	$101.26 CFPF10,609	+28.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.98 £61.02	$148.18 CFPF15,526	+87.6%
Average			+38.1%

United Kingdom vs. French Polynesia - Cost of clothing

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