Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 22.8% more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 8.2% less for restaurants
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Uruguay
|
French Polynesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$565.59
|
$13.77
CFPF1,541
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$400.83
|
$11.93
CFPF1,335
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$87.19
|
$2.21
CFPF247
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$63.33
|
$1.08
CFPF121
|
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pay 86.1% more for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
French Polynesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$77.40
|
$2.37
CFPF265
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$192.44
|
$5.09
CFPF569
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$153.98
|
$10.00
CFPF1,119
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|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$119.47
|
$4.91
CFPF550
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$187.77
|
$6.06
CFPF678
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$41.22
|
$1.72
CFPF193
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$52.91
|
$1.18
CFPF132
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$27.94
|
$3.33
CFPF373
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$45.53
|
$2.30
CFPF257
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$30.49
|
$2.28
CFPF256
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$30.85
|
$1.03
CFPF115
|
|
pay 36.2% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
French Polynesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$270.51
|
$4.88
CFPF546
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,829.56
|
$27.64
CFPF3,093
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,396,758.46
|
$23,954.82
CFPF2,680,624
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$632.43
|
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pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Uruguay
|
French Polynesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,445.29
|
$100.73
CFPF11,272
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,451.44
|
$1,163.19
CFPF130,165
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,654.04
|
$921.34
CFPF103,101
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,578.90
|
$103.39
CFPF11,569
|
|
pay 86.2% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
French Polynesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$14,820.07
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$254,435.04
|
$921.34
CFPF103,101
|
|
pay 45.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
French Polynesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$137.71
|
$6.13
CFPF686
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$146.04
|
$3.53
CFPF395
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$183.61
|
$12.23
CFPF1,368
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,902.06
|
$39.13
CFPF4,379
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$361.98
|
$12.90
CFPF1,443
|
|
pay 47.7% more for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
French Polynesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,508.09
|
$121.25
CFPF13,568
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,585.34
|
$90.04
CFPF10,076
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,101.35
|
$142.35
CFPF15,929
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,177.98
|
$121.25
CFPF13,568
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