Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 68.8% more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Finland, you would:
pay 21.9% more for restaurants
|
Finland
|
French Polynesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.82
|
$15.01
CFPF1,658
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.23
|
$11.71
CFPF1,294
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.38
|
$3.17
CFPF350
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$2.65
CFPF293
|
|
pay 93.9% more for groceries
|
Finland
|
French Polynesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.13
|
$1.69
CFPF187
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.45
|
$5.06
CFPF559
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.90
|
$5.95
CFPF658
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.72
|
$5.87
CFPF648
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.68
|
$5.56
CFPF614
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.74
CFPF192
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.71
CFPF79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$4.94
CFPF546
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
$3.07
CFPF339
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$2.12
CFPF234
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.82
CFPF90
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Finland
|
French Polynesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.29
|
$5.34
CFPF590
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€56.13
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,828.26
|
$19,965.96
CFPF2,205,961
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.42
|
$117.98
CFPF13,035
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Finland
|
French Polynesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.43
|
$99.72
CFPF11,018
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€690.73
|
$1,103.62
CFPF121,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€574.54
|
$955.69
CFPF105,590
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€92.39
|
$78.84
CFPF8,711
|
|
pay 33.0% more for childcare
|
Finland
|
French Polynesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€287.84
|
$453.77
CFPF50,135
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€7,003.81
|
$9,075.44
CFPF1,002,710
|
|
pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
French Polynesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.63
|
$4.36
CFPF482
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$3.87
CFPF427
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.81
|
$9.67
CFPF1,068
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.86
|
$61.36
CFPF6,780
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.33
|
$12.74
CFPF1,407
|
|
pay 77.0% more for clothing
|
Finland
|
French Polynesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.79
|
$119.76
CFPF13,232
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.24
|
$88.92
CFPF9,824
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€77.33
|
$140.63
CFPF15,537
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.88
|
$119.76
CFPF13,232
|
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