Money, Budget, and Shopping for Wallis and Futuna

Money

Currency

• Currency: Pacific Franc.

• Banknotes: 500, 1,000, 5,000 and 10,000 CFP.

• Coins: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 CFP.

• Exchange:

Until a possible switch to the euro, the Pacific Franc used by French Pacific islands is pegged to it at a fixed rate of 1 € = 119.33 CFP.

Exchange

Which currency to bring

Payment methods

Returning home

Budget

What can be expensive

What can be inexpensive

Price range

• Double room in a "backpacker" hotel:

• Double room in a "tourist" hotel:

• Snacks, "local" restaurant meal:

• "Tourist" restaurant meal:

• "Budget" car rental:

Bargaining and tipping

Shopping and souvenirs

What to bring back