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Italy

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French Polynesia

Papeete vs. Bolzano-Bozen Cost of Living Summary

Papeete is 48.7% more expensive than Bolzano-Bozen.

Restaurants: pay 3.1% more in Papeete
Groceries: pay 57.9% more in Papeete
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in Papeete
Housing: pay 45.5% more in Papeete
Childcare: pay 20.2% more in Papeete
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.8% more in Papeete
Clothing: pay 27.4% less in Papeete

The cost of transportation, groceries, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Papeete are more expensive than in Bolzano-Bozen. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Papeete.

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Papeete vs. Bolzano-Bozen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Papeete instead of Bolzano-Bozen, you would:

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pay 3.1% more for restaurants

	Bolzano-Bozen	Papeete
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.36 €20.21	$19.58 CFPF2,021	-16.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.10	$14.68 CFPF1,516	+25.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.50 €3.03	$3.13 CFPF323	-10.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.44 €2.11	$2.77 CFPF286	+13.7%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 57.9% more for groceries

	Bolzano-Bozen	Papeete
Bread 1 loaf	$3.28 €2.84	$0.78 CFPF81	-76.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.88 €6.82	$13.05 CFPF1,347	+65.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.00 €6.05	$6.30 CFPF650	-10.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.14 €4.45	$6.48 CFPF669	+25.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.14 €4.45	$7.66 CFPF791	+49.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.89	$2.37 CFPF244	+131.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.79	$1.22 CFPF126	+34.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 €1.08	$2.66 CFPF275	+113.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 €1.05	$3.55 CFPF367	+192.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 €0.76	$1.37 CFPF141	+54.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.67	$1.22 CFPF126	+57.5%
Average			+57.9%

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Bolzano-Bozen	Papeete
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.97 €6.90	$5.99 CFPF618	-24.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$58.40 €50.52	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,261.48	$19,575.51 CFPF2M	-33.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.53 €21.22	$205.54 CFPF21,220	+738.0%
Average			+226.7%

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pay 45.5% more for housing

	Bolzano-Bozen	Papeete
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.37 €26.27	$68.84 CFPF7,107	+126.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$944.12 €816.79	$1,394.76 CFPF144K	+47.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$812.28 €702.73	$978.78 CFPF101K	+20.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$165.40 €143.09	$144.08 CFPF14,875	-12.9%
Average			+45.5%

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pay 20.2% more for childcare

	Bolzano-Bozen	Papeete
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$486.66 €421.02	$489.39 CFPF50,523	+0.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,007.94 €6,062.76	$9,787.76 CFPF1M	+39.7%
Average			+20.2%

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pay 14.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bolzano-Bozen	Papeete
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.13 €5.30	$3.18 CFPF328	-48.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.89 €2.50	$4.04 CFPF417	+39.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.18 €7.07	$12.14 CFPF1,253	+48.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.58 €63.66	$88.09 CFPF9,094	+19.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 €11.12	$14.68 CFPF1,516	+14.3%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 27.4% less for clothing

	Bolzano-Bozen	Papeete
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$106.58 €92.20	$71.74 CFPF7,407	-32.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.19 €57.26	$75.01 CFPF7,743	+13.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$154.76 €133.89	$81.53 CFPF8,417	-47.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$163.52 €141.46	$92.98 CFPF9,599	-43.1%
Average			-27.4%

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