Cost of Living inPapeete, French Polynesia
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). French Polynesia: $22,440/capita.
Income Category
GDP per Capita
City Population
Child Education
Public-schooling rules and international-school pricing are not sourced for French Polynesia yet. Quality, expat-access, instruction language, and tuition will appear here once verified.
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Papeete. We publish this section only when we can tie it to local job-board, agency, or country fallback evidence.
Getting Around
Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Papeete is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in French Polynesia.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
MixedLow out-of-pocket burden and life expectancy is high help, but coverage looks thinner and hospital capacity looks tighter.
Public care
LimitedRelatively low patient cost-sharing and a visible public hospital footprint help, but public coverage looks thinner and public funding looks lighter.
Private care
LimitedThe tracked private-style network still looks thin and self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.
UHC coverage
0/100
2025
Physicians
1.70/1k
2000
Hospital beds
0.00/1k
2025
Out of pocket
0%
2025
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
84.2 yrs
2024
International patient readiness
LimitedPrice transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in French Polynesia yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Administrative & Support Services | — |
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | — |
| Construction | — |
| Education | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Mining & Quarrying | — |
| Other Services | — |
| Professional & Scientific Services | — |
| Public Administration & Defence | — |
| Real Estate | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
| Transport & Logistics | — |
| Utilities | — |
2024 annual wages in Papeete, French Polynesia · Source: Territory estimate (parent: FR) (national)
Price Comparison vs. US
Quick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in Papeete compared with the US?
Your money goes about 1.3x further in Papeete than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate.
About Papeete
Papeete is the capital of French Polynesia, a French overseas collectivity in the South Pacific, with about 26,000 residents on the northwestern coast of Tahiti and serving as the political, commercial, and port center for the wider 118-island territory. The local economy combines French public sector employment, port activity, services, pearl farming, and a tourism sector concentrated in the broader Society Islands and the Tuamotus. French is the sole official language and the working language of administration; Tahitian is widely used in daily life and English use is limited to tourism. The climate is tropical with a hot wet season from November to April and a cooler dry season. Faaa International Airport provides limited long-haul flights. Papeete suits relocators with Pacific French ties or specific sectoral employment.
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