Tahiti Travel Budget

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How much money will you need for your trip to Tahiti? You should plan to spend around F17,468 ($178) per day on your vacation in Tahiti, which is the average daily price based on the expenses of other visitors. Past travelers have spent, on average, F4,592 ($47) on meals for one day and F1,918 ($20) on local transportation. Also, the average hotel price in Tahiti for a couple is F17,341 ($176). So, a trip to Tahiti for two people for one week costs on average F244,559 ($2,487). All of these average travel prices have been collected from other travelers to help you plan your own travel budget.

  • Average Daily Cost Per person, per day
    F17,468
  • One Week Per person
    F122,279
  • 2 Weeks Per person
    F244,559
  • One Month Per person
    F524,054
  • One Week For a couple
    F244,559
  • 2 Weeks For a couple
    F489,117
  • One Month For a couple
    F1,048,108
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A vacation to Tahiti for one week usually costs around F122,279 for one person. So, a trip to Tahiti for two people costs around F244,559 for one week. A trip for two weeks for two people costs F489,117 in Tahiti. If you're traveling as a family of three or four people, the price person often goes down because kid's tickets are cheaper and hotel rooms can be shared. If you travel slower over a longer period of time then your daily budget will also go down. Two people traveling together for one month in Tahiti can often have a lower daily budget per person than one person traveling alone for one week.



How expensive is Tahiti? How much money do I need for Tahiti?

How much does a trip to Tahiti cost? Is Tahiti expensive? The average Tahiti trip cost is broken down by category here. All of these Tahiti prices are calculated from the budgets of real travelers.

Accommodation Budget in Tahiti
Average Daily Costs

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The average price for one person for accommodation in Tahiti is F8,671. For two people sharing a typical double-occupancy hotel room, the average price for a hotel room in Tahiti is F17,341.


  • Accommodation1 Hotel or hostel for one person
    F8,671
  • Accommodation1 Typical double-occupancy room
    F17,341

Vacation Rental Prices in Tahiti

How much do vacation rentals cost in Tahiti? Prices vary by location, date, size of the place, and the level of luxury. See below for options.

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Food Budget in Tahiti
Average Daily Costs

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  • While meal prices in Tahiti can vary, the average cost of food in Tahiti is F4,592 per day. Based on the spending habits of previous travelers, when dining out an average meal in Tahiti should cost around F1,837 per person. Breakfast prices are usually a little cheaper than lunch or dinner. The price of food in sit-down restaurants in Tahiti is often higher than fast food prices or street food prices.


  • Food2 Meals for one day
    F4,592


Transportation Budget in Tahiti
Average Daily Costs

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  • The cost of a taxi ride in Tahiti is significantly more than public transportation. On average, past travelers have spent F1,918 per person, per day, on local transportation in Tahiti.


  • Transportation1 Taxis, local buses, subway, etc.
    F1,918


Intercity Transportation Budget in Tahiti
Average Daily Costs

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  • Transportation between cities and towns in Tahiti costs an average of F28,229. Naturally, prices vary by the length of the route, the type of transportation used, and the date.


  • Intercity Transportation1 Travel between cities
    F28,229


Flights to Tahiti
How much does it cost to go to Tahiti? Naturally, it depends on the dates. We recommend Kayak because they can find the best deals across all airlines.

Rental Cars in Tahiti
The price of renting a car in Tahiti will depends on dates, the type of car, the location, and your age. We recommend Kayak because they can find the best deals across all car rental companies.



Entertainment Budget in Tahiti
Average Daily Costs

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  • Entertainment and activities in Tahiti typically cost an average of F1,414 per person, per day. This includes fees paid for admission tickets to museums and attractions, day tours, and other sightseeing expenses.


  • Entertainment1 Entrance tickets, shows, etc.
    F1,414

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Alcohol Budget in Tahiti
Average Daily Costs

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  • The average person spends about F2,220 on alcoholic beverages in Tahiti per day. The more you spend on alcohol, the more fun you might be having despite your higher budget.


  • Alcohol2 Drinks for one day
    F2,220


Water Budget in Tahiti
Average Daily Costs

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  • On average, people spend F71 on bottled water in Tahiti per day. The public water in Tahiti is not usually considered safe to drink.


  • Water2 Bottled water for one day
    F71


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Tahiti Tahiti
Tahiti is the largest island of the South Pacific archipelago nation of French Polynesia. It is one of more than 100 islands, and is also home to the nation's capital city, Papeete. Best known as a vacation destination, Tahiti boasts a unique landscape of both white-sand and volcanic black-sand beaches as well as turquoise waters and lush mountainous island greenery.

For an experience of the local city bustle, visitors might want to explore Le Marche in Papeete, a large, two-story market place selling local goods, clothing, and souvenirs like postcards, shell necklaces, soaps, and more-all enveloped in tropical scents and vibrant colors. Papeete is also host to a handful of museums dedicated to celebrating Polynesian art and culture. For example, guests can visit sites like the Robert Wan Pearl Museum (showcasing to pearl legends and jewelry-making) or the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles (which features exhibits and artifacts on local history and culture). In addition to Tahiti's beautiful beaches, other natural gems include Mont Orohena at Tahiti's center, an extinct volcano that visitors can hike, as well as Faarumai Waterfall, which also has a hiking trail that leads visitors past three large waterfalls amidst stunning natural scenery.
Top Tourist Attractions
For an experience of the local city bustle, visitors might want to explore Le Marche in Papeete, a large, two-story market place selling local goods, clothing, and souvenirs like postcards, shell necklaces, soaps, and more-all enveloped in tropical scents and vibrant colors. Papeete is also host to a handful of museums dedicated to celebrating Polynesian art and culture. For example, guests can visit sites like the Robert Wan Pearl Museum (showcasing to pearl legends and jewelry-making) or the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles (which features exhibits and artifacts on local history and culture). In addition to Tahiti's beautiful beaches, other natural gems include Mont Orohena at Tahiti's center, an extinct volcano that visitors can hike, as well as Faarumai Waterfall, which also has a hiking trail that leads visitors past three large waterfalls amidst stunning natural scenery.

Papeete is the capital city of French Polynesia, and the main city on the island of Tahiti. Its harbor is busy with all kinds of water-traffic from cargo ships to luxury liners and yachts. The downtown is concentrated near the waterfront. Here visitors will find a few developed park areas (Place Vai'ete, Bougainville Park, and P?'?fa'i Gardens) busy with a collection of food trucks, walking paths, fish ponds, gardens, and carnival-like attractions. There are also plenty of sidewalk cafes, shops specializing in French fashions, souvenir stores selling things like shell jewelry and handicrafts, as well as a wide variety of restaurants serving a mix of Tahitian, French, and Asian cuisines. Faa'a is just southwest of Papeete and hosts the island's main airport. Also located here is an information counter, snack bar, restaurant, shops, and vehicle rental offices.

Beyond the island, Tahiti is a part of an island group known as the Society Islands. Some of the others in this group include Bora Bora, Raiatea, Taha'a, Huahine, and Tahiti's sister island, Moorea. These islands can be easily visited via local plane or ferry.

Popular Foods
Cuisine of French Polynesia is dominated by seafood, both raw and cooked, fished from local lagoons and Pacific waters. They are prepared in a variety of ways-grilled, chaud-froid, carpaccio, tartare, sashimi, or sushi. In addition to fish, visitors will also find seafood varieties like giant clam, sea urchin, octopus, and squid. Other typical ingredients used in Polynesian cooking include things like suckling pig, fish (mahi mahi, tuna, other catches of the day), chicken, crab, fei (a Polynesian banana) and banana leaves, shrimp, taro, umara (sweet potato), uru (fruit of the breadfruit tree), ufi (a kind of yam), and fafa (Tahitian spinach). Many dishes combine ingredients like these to be wrapped in banana leaves and cooked inside a traditional underground over called the ahima'a. Skewers of grilled meats, like beef and lamb, are also common, often served with mustard and barbeque sauce. Much of the cuisine here will additionally have a French spin from the island nation's connections to France (such as baguette sandwiches), as well as Chinese influence from immigration across the Pacific Ocean. On Tahiti, there are plenty of "roulottes" (snack shops on wheels), as well as restaurants, serving these local specialties and more. Tips are not expected in most places.
Transportation
Tahiti is served by Faa'a International Airport, which is located near the main city of Papeete. All international flights will arrived on this island. From here, a national carrier (Air Tahiti) can provide transportation to other islands of French Polynesia if desired. Once on the island, the main way of transport is by car. City buses can provide inexpensive transit to downtown Papeete. Bike, scooter, and car rentals are also available for navigation around the island.

1 Categories averaged on a per-item basis.
2 Categories averaged on a per-day basis.
For example, the Food2 daily average is for all meals for an entire day, while Entertainment1 is for each individual purchase.


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