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Papeete vs. Ayia Napa Cost of Living Summary
Papeete is 51.5% more expensive than Ayia Napa.
Papeete vs. Ayia Napa Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Papeete instead of Ayia Napa, you would:
pay 8.6% more for restaurants
|
Ayia Napa
|
Papeete
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.04
€30.53
|
$19.58
CFPF2,035
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.68
€10.18
|
$14.68
CFPF1,526
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.04
|
$3.13
CFPF326
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.04
|
$2.77
CFPF288
|
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Ayia Napa vs. Papeete - Cost of restaurants
pay 49.9% more for groceries
|
Ayia Napa
|
Papeete
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
€2.04
|
$0.78
CFPF81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.09
€3.56
|
$13.05
CFPF1,357
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.96
€6.93
|
$6.30
CFPF655
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.20
€3.66
|
$6.48
CFPF674
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.71
€3.23
|
$7.66
CFPF796
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.37
CFPF246
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
€0.99
|
$1.22
CFPF127
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.66
CFPF277
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.55
CFPF369
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.37
CFPF142
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.22
CFPF127
|
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Ayia Napa vs. Papeete - Cost of groceries
pay 18.5% less for transportation
|
Ayia Napa
|
Papeete
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.32
|
$5.99
CFPF623
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$46.72
€40.70
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,250.93
€26,353.28
|
$19,575.51
CFPF2M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$205.54
CFPF21,368
|
|
Ayia Napa vs. Papeete - Cost of transportation
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Ayia Napa
|
Papeete
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.36
€20.35
|
$68.84
CFPF7,156
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,394.76
CFPF145K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$978.78
CFPF102K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$144.08
CFPF14,978
|
|
Ayia Napa vs. Papeete - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Ayia Napa
|
Papeete
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$489.39
CFPF50,875
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,787.76
CFPF1M
|
Ayia Napa vs. Papeete - Cost of childcare
pay 66.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ayia Napa
|
Papeete
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
€3.05
|
$3.18
CFPF331
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$4.04
CFPF420
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.02
€4.38
|
$12.14
CFPF1,262
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$88.09
CFPF9,158
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$14.68
CFPF1,526
|
|
Ayia Napa vs. Papeete - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 8.1% more for clothing
|
Ayia Napa
|
Papeete
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.76
€71.23
|
$71.74
CFPF7,458
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.40
€50.88
|
$75.01
CFPF7,797
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$81.53
CFPF8,476
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$92.98
CFPF9,666
|
|
Ayia Napa 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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