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French Polynesia

Papeete vs. Barcelona Cost of Living Summary

Papeete is 46.7% more expensive than Barcelona.

Restaurants: pay 17.0% more in Papeete
Groceries: pay 65.3% more in Papeete
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in Papeete
Housing: pay 13.7% more in Papeete
Childcare: pay 33.8% less in Papeete
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.5% more in Papeete
Clothing: pay 10.8% more in Papeete

The cost of transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and clothing in Papeete are more expensive than in Barcelona. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Papeete.

Papeete vs. Barcelona Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.0% more for restaurants

	Barcelona	Papeete
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.02	$19.58 CFPF2,003	+11.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 €12.02	$14.68 CFPF1,502	+4.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.78 €2.38	$3.13 CFPF320	+12.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 €1.71	$2.77 CFPF284	+38.9%
Average			+17.0%

Barcelona vs. Papeete - Cost of restaurants

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pay 65.3% more for groceries

	Barcelona	Papeete
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 €1.72	$0.78 CFPF80	-61.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.44 €7.24	$13.05 CFPF1,335	+54.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.71 €4.04	$6.30 CFPF644	+33.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 €3.09	$6.48 CFPF663	+79.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.25 €3.64	$7.66 CFPF784	+80.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.25 €1.07	$2.37 CFPF242	+89.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.91	$1.22 CFPF125	+14.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.85	$2.66 CFPF273	+167.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.33 €1.14	$3.55 CFPF363	+166.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.77	$1.37 CFPF140	+51.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.74	$1.22 CFPF125	+40.6%
Average			+65.3%

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Barcelona	Papeete
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.84 €5.87	$5.99 CFPF613	-12.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.20 €25.03	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,968.02 €33,410.67	$19,575.51 CFPF2M	-49.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.79 €21.25	$205.54 CFPF21,030	+729.2%
Average			+222.3%

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pay 13.7% more for housing

	Barcelona	Papeete
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.34 €32.01	$68.84 CFPF7,043	+84.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,569.84 €1,345.96	$1,394.76 CFPF143K	-11.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,267.61 €1,086.83	$978.78 CFPF100K	-22.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$138.01 €118.33	$144.08 CFPF14,741	+4.4%
Average			+13.7%

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pay 33.8% less for childcare

	Barcelona	Papeete
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$731.42 €627.11	$489.39 CFPF50,071	-33.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,936.94 €12,806.74	$9,787.76 CFPF1M	-34.5%
Average			-33.8%

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pay 31.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Barcelona	Papeete
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.67 €4.01	$3.18 CFPF325	-31.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.92 €2.51	$4.04 CFPF413	+38.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.01 €6.01	$12.14 CFPF1,242	+73.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.76 €49.52	$88.09 CFPF9,013	+52.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.01	$14.68 CFPF1,502	+25.7%
Average			+31.5%

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pay 10.8% more for clothing

	Barcelona	Papeete
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.92 €72.81	$71.74 CFPF7,340	-15.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.79 €31.54	$75.01 CFPF7,674	+103.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.89 €89.93	$81.53 CFPF8,342	-22.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.92 €103.67	$92.98 CFPF9,513	-23.1%
Average			+10.8%

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