Cost of living comparison
French Polynesia is 54.7% more expensive than Israel.
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Israel, you would:
pay 2.1% more for restaurants
Israel
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.66
₪69.41
|
$15.01
CFPF1,650
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.78
₪54.98
|
$11.71
CFPF1,287
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
₪9.55
|
$3.17
CFPF348
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
₪7.88
|
$2.65
CFPF292
|
|
pay 99.9% more for groceries
Israel
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
₪8.43
|
$1.69
CFPF186
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.89
₪25.64
|
$5.06
CFPF556
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
₪24.56
|
$5.95
CFPF655
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
₪13.79
|
$5.87
CFPF645
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
₪16.48
|
$5.56
CFPF611
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₪5.11
|
$1.74
CFPF191
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
₪3.47
|
$0.71
CFPF78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.92
|
$4.94
CFPF543
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
₪3.12
|
$3.07
CFPF337
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
₪2.27
|
$2.12
CFPF233
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
₪2.30
|
$0.82
CFPF90
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Israel
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
₪26.93
|
$5.34
CFPF587
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.77
₪203.70
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,392.11
₪142,797.16
|
$19,965.96
CFPF2,194,605
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.38
₪49.76
|
$117.98
CFPF12,968
|
|
pay 60.7% more for housing
Israel
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.60
₪98.95
|
$99.72
CFPF10,961
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.65
₪3,695.81
|
$1,103.62
CFPF121,307
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$858.83
₪3,194.37
|
$955.69
CFPF105,047
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.67
₪645.97
|
$78.84
CFPF8,666
|
|
pay 34.1% less for childcare
Israel
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$870.80
₪3,238.88
|
$453.77
CFPF49,877
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,400.36
₪42,402.95
|
$9,075.44
CFPF997,548
|
|
pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.84
₪29.17
|
$4.36
CFPF479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
₪13.50
|
$3.87
CFPF425
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.56
₪35.54
|
$9.67
CFPF1,062
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.58
₪243.94
|
$61.36
CFPF6,745
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.89
₪44.24
|
$12.74
CFPF1,400
|
|
pay 26.0% more for clothing
Israel
|
French Polynesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.40
₪328.81
|
$119.76
CFPF13,164
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.67
₪214.52
|
$88.92
CFPF9,773
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.82
₪427.07
|
$140.63
CFPF15,457
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.62
₪485.85
|
$119.76
CFPF13,164
|
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