Cost of living comparison

Canada

compared to

French Polynesia

Papeete vs. Belleville Cost of Living Summary

Papeete is 90.8% more expensive than Belleville.

Restaurants: pay 59.0% more in Papeete
Groceries: pay 67.3% more in Papeete
Transportation: pay 4.9 times more in Papeete
Housing: pay 4.9% more in Papeete
Childcare: pay 32.5% more in Papeete
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.1% more in Papeete
Clothing: pay 53.3% more in Papeete

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

Papeete vs. Belleville Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.0% more for restaurants

	Belleville	Papeete
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.35 CA$19.81	$19.58 CFPF2,003	+36.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.33 CA$12.88	$14.68 CFPF1,502	+57.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.80 CA$2.48	$3.13 CFPF320	+74.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 CA$2.28	$2.77 CFPF284	+68.0%
Average			+59.0%

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pay 67.3% more for groceries

	Belleville	Papeete
Bread 1 loaf	$2.31 CA$3.18	$0.78 CFPF80	-66.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.77 CA$6.58	$13.05 CFPF1,335	+173.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.33 CA$8.74	$6.30 CFPF644	-0.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.31 CA$4.57	$6.48 CFPF663	+95.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.04 CA$5.58	$7.66 CFPF784	+89.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 CA$2.35	$2.37 CFPF242	+39.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$1.22 CFPF125	+103.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.76 CA$2.42	$2.66 CFPF273	+51.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.49 CA$2.05	$3.55 CFPF363	+139.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 CA$1.30	$1.37 CFPF140	+45.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 CA$1.00	$1.22 CFPF125	+69.1%
Average			+67.3%

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pay 4.9 times more for transportation

	Belleville	Papeete
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 CA$5.58	$5.99 CFPF613	+48.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.41 CA$79.24	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,382.26 CA$33,656.06	$19,575.51 CFPF2M	-19.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.58 CA$22.88	$205.54 CFPF21,030	+1140.0%
Average			+389.5%

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pay 4.9% more for housing

	Belleville	Papeete
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.85 CA$79.86	$68.84 CFPF7,043	+19.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,327.54 CA$1,832.47	$1,394.76 CFPF143K	+5.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,282.69 CA$1,770.56	$978.78 CFPF100K	-23.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.02 CA$167.05	$144.08 CFPF14,741	+19.1%
Average			+4.9%

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pay 32.5% more for childcare

	Belleville	Papeete
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$448.73 CA$619.41	$489.39 CFPF50,071	+9.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,278.91 CA$8,667.09	$9,787.76 CFPF1M	+55.9%
Average			+32.5%

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pay 29.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Belleville	Papeete
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.02 CA$6.93	$3.18 CFPF325	-36.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 CA$4.36	$4.04 CFPF413	+27.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.49 CA$17.24	$12.14 CFPF1,242	-2.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.26 CA$56.96	$88.09 CFPF9,013	+113.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.23 CA$14.11	$14.68 CFPF1,502	+43.6%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 53.3% more for clothing

	Belleville	Papeete
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.26 CA$47.30	$71.74 CFPF7,340	+109.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.44 CA$47.55	$75.01 CFPF7,674	+117.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.43 CA$151.05	$81.53 CFPF8,342	-25.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.42 CA$115.15	$92.98 CFPF9,513	+11.5%
Average			+53.3%

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