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French Polynesia vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

French Polynesia is 79.3% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 27.4% more in French Polynesia
Groceries: pay 56.7% more in French Polynesia
Transportation: pay 5.2 times more in French Polynesia
Housing: pay 30.4% more in French Polynesia
Childcare: pay 28.0% less in French Polynesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.1% more in French Polynesia
Clothing: pay 31.6% more in French Polynesia

The cost of transportation, groceries, clothing, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in French Polynesia are more expensive than in Wellington. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in French Polynesia.

French Polynesia vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.4% more for restaurants

	Wellington	French Polynesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.85	$17.45 CFPF1,774	+21.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.90	$13.03 CFPF1,324	+41.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.24	$2.80 CFPF285	+13.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$2.65 CFPF269	+33.8%
Average			+27.4%

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pay 56.7% more for groceries

	Wellington	French Polynesia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$0.78 CFPF80	-60.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.93	$13.05 CFPF1,327	+224.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.70	$6.30 CFPF640	-7.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.67	$8.38 CFPF852	+23.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.22	$7.66 CFPF779	+60.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.35	$2.37 CFPF241	+73.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.74	$1.22 CFPF124	+20.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.29	$2.66 CFPF271	+100.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$3.99	$3.60 CFPF366	+55.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.54	$1.37 CFPF139	+52.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$1.22 CFPF124	+80.1%
Average			+56.7%

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pay 5.2 times more for transportation

	Wellington	French Polynesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.58	$5.87 CFPF596	-4.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$188.86	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,677.18	$19,575.51 CFPF1,990,270	-37.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.07	$205.54 CFPF20,898	+1312.4%
Average			+423.6%

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pay 30.4% more for housing

	Wellington	French Polynesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$83.99	$107.34 CFPF10,913	+120.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,137.45	$1,382.49 CFPF140,559	+11.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,894.16	$1,076.62 CFPF109,462	-2.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$188.43	$100.79 CFPF10,247	-7.8%
Average			+30.4%

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pay 28.0% less for childcare

	Wellington	French Polynesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,324.04	$489.39 CFPF49,757	-36.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,040.13	$9,787.76 CFPF995,135	-19.8%
Average			-28.0%

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pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	French Polynesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.43	$4.53 CFPF460	-31.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.10	$4.37 CFPF445	+23.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.23	$12.14 CFPF1,234	-52.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$58.79	$70.94 CFPF7,212	+107.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.88	$13.70 CFPF1,393	+18.8%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 31.6% more for clothing

	Wellington	French Polynesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.42	$105.95 CFPF10,772	+52.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.35	$84.22 CFPF8,563	+80.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$195.21	$128.36 CFPF13,051	+13.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$251.95	$116.57 CFPF11,852	-20.3%
Average			+31.6%

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