Cost of living comparison
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Papeete vs. Almeria Cost of Living Summary
Papeete is 75.1% more expensive than Almeria.
Papeete vs. Almeria Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Papeete instead of Almeria, you would:
pay 29.5% more for restaurants
|
Almeria
|
Papeete
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.52
€15.32
|
$19.58
CFPF2,043
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.51
€9.19
|
$14.68
CFPF1,532
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.69
€2.35
|
$3.13
CFPF327
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.62
|
$2.77
CFPF289
|
|
Almeria vs. Papeete - Cost of restaurants
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Almeria
|
Papeete
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.15
|
$0.78
CFPF82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.34
€8.17
|
$13.05
CFPF1,362
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.39
€3.84
|
$6.30
CFPF657
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.89
€2.53
|
$6.48
CFPF676
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
€2.73
|
$7.66
CFPF799
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.89
|
$2.37
CFPF247
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.64
|
$1.22
CFPF127
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.58
|
$2.66
CFPF278
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.87
|
$3.55
CFPF371
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.45
|
$1.37
CFPF142
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.65
|
$1.22
CFPF127
|
|
Almeria vs. Papeete - Cost of groceries
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Almeria
|
Papeete
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€5.91
|
$5.99
CFPF625
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.24
€28.19
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,969.97
€34,075.07
|
$19,575.51
CFPF2M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.22
€22.93
|
$205.54
CFPF21,447
|
|
Almeria vs. Papeete - Cost of transportation
pay 83.4% more for housing
|
Almeria
|
Papeete
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.24
€28.19
|
$68.84
CFPF7,183
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.79
€612.77
|
$1,394.76
CFPF146K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.28
€475.92
|
$978.78
CFPF102K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.00
€89.19
|
$144.08
CFPF15,034
|
|
Almeria vs. Papeete - Cost of housing
pay 0.8% more for childcare
|
Almeria
|
Papeete
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$428.26
€374.47
|
$489.39
CFPF51,064
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,212.70
€9,804.31
|
$9,787.76
CFPF1M
|
|
Almeria vs. Papeete - Cost of childcare
pay 78.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Almeria
|
Papeete
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
€3.57
|
$3.18
CFPF332
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
€1.70
|
$4.04
CFPF421
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.19
€5.41
|
$12.14
CFPF1,266
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.96
€33.19
|
$88.09
CFPF9,192
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
€7.15
|
$14.68
CFPF1,532
|
|
Almeria vs. Papeete - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 8.1% more for clothing
|
Almeria
|
Papeete
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.39
€83.40
|
$71.74
CFPF7,486
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.99
€32.34
|
$75.01
CFPF7,826
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.28
€86.81
|
$81.53
CFPF8,507
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.48
€112.34
|
$92.98
CFPF9,702
|
|
Almeria vs. Papeete - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
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