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Papeete vs. Brisbane Cost of Living Summary

Papeete is 56.6% more expensive than Brisbane.

Restaurants: pay 27.5% more in Papeete
Groceries: pay 49.1% more in Papeete
Transportation: pay 4.4 times more in Papeete
Housing: pay 6.6% more in Papeete
Childcare: pay 41.2% less in Papeete
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.1% less in Papeete
Clothing: pay 14.4% more in Papeete

The cost of transportation, groceries, restaurants, clothing, and housing in Papeete are more expensive than in Brisbane. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Papeete. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Papeete.

Papeete vs. Brisbane Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.5% more for restaurants

	Brisbane	Papeete
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$22.73	$19.58 CFPF2,003	+19.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.46 A$14.55	$14.68 CFPF1,502	+40.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.66 A$3.70	$3.13 CFPF320	+17.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 A$2.92	$2.77 CFPF284	+32.0%
Average			+27.5%

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pay 49.1% more for groceries

	Brisbane	Papeete
Bread 1 loaf	$2.29 A$3.18	$0.78 CFPF80	-65.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.44 A$6.18	$13.05 CFPF1,335	+193.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.66 A$7.87	$6.30 CFPF644	+11.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.52 A$6.28	$6.48 CFPF663	+43.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.72 A$5.17	$7.66 CFPF784	+105.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.54 A$2.14	$2.37 CFPF242	+53.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.30 A$1.81	$1.22 CFPF125	-6.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 A$1.80	$2.66 CFPF273	+106.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.12 A$2.95	$3.55 CFPF363	+67.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 A$1.63	$1.37 CFPF140	+16.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 A$1.49	$1.22 CFPF125	+14.1%
Average			+49.1%

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pay 4.4 times more for transportation

	Brisbane	Papeete
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.61 A$6.42	$5.99 CFPF613	+29.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.15 A$36.37	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$40,390.96	$19,575.51 CFPF2M	-32.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.30 A$25.46	$205.54 CFPF21,030	+1022.9%
Average			+340.1%

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pay 6.6% more for housing

	Brisbane	Papeete
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.31 A$74.15	$68.84 CFPF7,043	+29.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,624.05 A$2,258.76	$1,394.76 CFPF143K	-14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,213.58 A$1,687.87	$978.78 CFPF100K	-19.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.43 A$153.58	$144.08 CFPF14,741	+30.5%
Average			+6.6%

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pay 41.2% less for childcare

	Brisbane	Papeete
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,788.09 A$2,486.91	$489.39 CFPF50,071	-72.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,858.30 A$15,101.95	$9,787.76 CFPF1M	-9.9%
Average			-41.2%

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pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Brisbane	Papeete
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.86 A$9.55	$3.18 CFPF325	-53.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.67 A$5.10	$4.04 CFPF413	+10.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$32.69 A$45.46	$12.14 CFPF1,242	-62.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.54 A$63.34	$88.09 CFPF9,013	+93.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$18.18	$14.68 CFPF1,502	+12.3%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 14.4% more for clothing

	Brisbane	Papeete
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.91 A$98.63	$71.74 CFPF7,340	+1.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.61 A$57.88	$75.01 CFPF7,674	+80.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.19 A$131.00	$81.53 CFPF8,342	-13.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.97 A$144.61	$92.98 CFPF9,513	-10.6%
Average			+14.4%

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