Cost of Living in Moorea, 🇵🇫 French Polynesia - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 25, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 2 $2,399 $988 $1,693 $828 $132

Utilities 2 — $207 $329 $181 —

Internet & Mobile 4 5 9 $72 $110 $141 $110 $1

Groceries 1 2 $151 $546 $1,101 $346 $11

Transportation 3 2 7 $395 $705 $894 $265 $20

Dining Out 2 14 $705 $452 $734 $207 $76

Leisure Activities 2 $151 $113 $235 $71 $35

Health Insurance 6 $63 $141 $282 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 8 — — — — —

Total $3,936 $3,262 $5,409 $2,008 $277

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 2 $827.78 $705 – $1,035 per month

Coworking Space 10 2 $79.96 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 $2,398.67 $1,975 – $2,916 per month

Coliving Space 2 $1,410.98 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 1 14 $3.41 per cup

Beer 1 $4.03 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 2 14 $18.81 per meal

Fast Food Combo 1 14 $14.82 per meal

Apples 1 $4.70 per kg

Bread 2 $0.94 per loaf

Milk 1 $1.36 per liter

Rice 1 $1.20 per kg

Chicken Fillets 1 $3.51 per kg

Beef 1 $15.80 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 1 $16.93 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 14 2 $94.07 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 1 $1.06 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 12 2 $9.41 per trip

Taxi per km 12 $2.82 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 3 2 $206.94 per month

Gasoline 13 $1.66 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 12 $23.52 per trip

Scooter Rental 2 $564.47 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 4 $25.40 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 9 $84.66 per month

Gym Membership 2 $84.66 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 2 $23.52 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 5 $28.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 2 $14.11 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 1 $68.95 per pair

Summer Dress 1 $72.08 per dress

Running Shoes 1 $78.36 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 2 $32.92 per visit

Laundry 2 $3.76 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 11 $33.86 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 1 $14.11 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 106.3089 XPF on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Hanoi, Zurich, Bourail, Papeete, Honolulu

DGAE Météo des Prix Tahiti MPS October 2026Official
Wikivoyage Moorea transport, food and lodgingSecondary
Aremiti ferry Papeete–Moorea adult one-way 1 650 FOfficial
Vini Nui 20 Go 2 700 F/monthOfficial
Vini prepaid recharges 1 000–3 000 FOfficial
SafetyWing Essential USD 62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
Coco Green Car Moorea rentals from 7 500 XPF/dayListings
90-day visa-free tourism (UK FCDO example)Official
Vinibox UP fibre 9 000 F/monthOfficial
Papeete Coworking open-space month 28 250 F TTCListings
CHPF 2024 GP consultation 3 600 XPFOfficial
Fenuap official Tahiti taxi maxima (arrêté 1540 CM)Official
GlobalPetrolPrices PF gasoline world-comparison 176.36 CFP/LIndex
Wikivoyage French Polynesia meals and roulottesSecondary

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 2416.09 2398.67
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 821.47 827.78
- Apples 7.73 4.7
- Beef 28.99 15.8
- Beer 5.8 4.03
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- Bread 2.9 0.94
- Chicken Fillets 19.33 3.51
- Cinema Ticket 14.5 14.11
- Coffee 3.87 3.41
- Coliving Space 1449.65 1410.98
- Coworking Space 289.93 79.96
- Dining Out local 96.64, nomad 869.79, expat 289.93, family 386.57, tourist 57.99 local 206.94, nomad 705.49, expat 451.51, family 733.71, tourist 76.19
- Doctor Visit (GP) 57.99 33.86
- Fast Food Combo 14.5 14.82
- Gasoline 1.93 1.66
- Groceries local 386.57, nomad 144.97, expat 579.86, family 966.44, tourist 0 local 346.01, nomad 150.5, expat 545.58, family 1100.57, tourist 11.3
- Gym Membership 77.31 84.66
- Haircut 28.99 32.92
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 96.64, expat 144.97, family 386.57 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 141.1, family 282.2, tourist 2.09
- Housing local 531.54, nomad 1739.59, expat 1159.72, family 1449.65, tourist 115.97 local 827.78, nomad 2398.67, expat 987.69, family 1693.18, tourist 131.69
- Internet & Mobile local 48.32, nomad 115.97, expat 77.31, family 96.64, tourist 4.83 local 110.04, nomad 72.43, family 141.1, tourist 0.94
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 96.64 84.66
- Jeans 96.64 68.95
- Laundry 19.33 3.76
- Leisure Activities local 48.32, nomad 289.93, expat 144.97, family 241.61, tourist 38.66 local 70.55, nomad 150.5, expat 112.88, family 235.16, tourist 34.8
- Meal (Inexpensive) 19.33 18.81
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 77.31 94.07
- Milk 2.42 1.36
- Mobile Plan 48.32 25.4
- Monthly Transport Pass 96.64 206.94
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.66 14.11
- Rice 2.9 1.2
- Ride-hailing (5km) 28.99 23.52
- Running Shoes 144.97 78.36
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 28.99 28.22
- Scooter Rental 48.32 564.47
- Summer Dress 77.31 72.08
- Taxi Start 14.5 9.41
- Taxi per km 2.9 2.82
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 19.33 23.52
- Transportation local 48.32, nomad 144.97, expat 96.64, family 289.93, tourist 19.33 local 265.26, nomad 395.08, expat 705.49, family 893.62, tourist 19.75
- Utilities local 115.97, nomad 0, expat 144.97, family 193.29, tourist 0 local 181.08, nomad 0, expat 206.94, family 329.23, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 48.32, expat 96.64, family 193.29 0
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.93 1.06
- Wine (Mid-range) 24.16 16.93
Beer, Chicken Fillets, Bread and Groceries (local) moved to corrected DGAE pack/pint arithmetic and Wikivoyage baguette **100 F** (service-public.pf, en.wikivoyage.org); re-verified Aremiti **1 650 F** ferry, Vini, CHPF **3 600 XPF** GP, Fenuap taxi barème, SafetyWing, GlobalPetrolPrices **176.36 CFP/L**.

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