Cost of living comparison

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Papeete vs. Agana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Papeete instead of Agana, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Agana
Papeete
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $18.77
CFPF2,009
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $14.78
CFPF1,582
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $2.67
CFPF286

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Agana
Papeete
Bread
1 loaf
?? $2.67
CFPF286
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $13.92
CFPF1,490
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $5.55
CFPF594

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Agana
Papeete
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $5.64
CFPF604
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $18,766.76
CFPF2M

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Agana
Papeete
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $69.67
CFPF7,459
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $1,337.13
CFPF143K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $938.34
CFPF100K

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Agana
Papeete
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $469.17
CFPF50,229
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $9,383.38
CFPF1M

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Agana
Papeete
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $3.28
CFPF352
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $3.40
CFPF364
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $12.86
CFPF1,376

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Agana
Papeete
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $68.78
CFPF7,364
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $71.91
CFPF7,698
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $78.16
CFPF8,368

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