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Colombia

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French Polynesia

Papeete vs. Cartagena Cost of Living Summary

Papeete is 2.8 times more expensive than Cartagena.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Papeete
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Papeete
Transportation: pay 5.2 times more in Papeete
Housing: pay 94.9% more in Papeete
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Papeete
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.6 times more in Papeete
Clothing: pay 14.4% more in Papeete

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

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Papeete vs. Cartagena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Cartagena	Papeete
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 COP19,114.41	$19.58 CFPF2,021	+221.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.99 COP31,393.89	$14.68 CFPF1,516	+47.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 COP2,780.24	$3.13 CFPF323	+254.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 COP2,208.77	$2.77 CFPF286	+294.6%
Average			+204.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Cartagena	Papeete
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 COP6,329.82	$0.78 CFPF81	-61.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.71 COP11,658.44	$13.05 CFPF1,347	+251.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 COP14,933.03	$6.30 CFPF650	+32.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.30 COP7,239.08	$6.48 CFPF669	+181.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 COP9,260.47	$7.66 CFPF791	+159.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 COP4,915.55	$2.37 CFPF244	+51.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 COP2,951.54	$1.22 CFPF126	+30.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 COP2,250.55	$2.66 CFPF275	+272.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 COP2,459.62	$3.55 CFPF367	+353.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 COP2,398.13	$1.37 CFPF141	+78.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 COP1,660.24	$1.22 CFPF126	+131.1%
Average			+134.7%

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pay 5.2 times more for transportation

	Cartagena	Papeete
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.99 COP12,541.44	$5.99 CFPF618	+50.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.54 COP95,978.75	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,645.31 COP71M	$19,575.51 CFPF2M	-13.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.45 COP48,566.63	$205.54 CFPF21,220	+1230.1%
Average			+422.2%

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pay 94.9% more for housing

	Cartagena	Papeete
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 COP83,778.06	$68.84 CFPF7,107	+158.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$776.41 COP2M	$1,394.76 CFPF144K	+79.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$451.77 COP1M	$978.78 CFPF101K	+116.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.21 COP362K	$144.08 CFPF14,875	+25.1%
Average			+94.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Cartagena	Papeete
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$151.40 COP476K	$489.39 CFPF50,523	+223.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,058.12 COP28M	$9,787.76 CFPF1M	+8.1%
Average			+115.6%

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pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cartagena	Papeete
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.91 COP2,846.83	$3.18 CFPF328	+251.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.68 COP5,286.97	$4.04 CFPF417	+140.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.46 COP7,727.10	$12.14 CFPF1,253	+393.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.46 COP118K	$88.09 CFPF9,094	+135.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.11 COP9,760.55	$14.68 CFPF1,516	+372.7%
Average			+258.5%

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pay 14.4% more for clothing

	Cartagena	Papeete
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.76 COP163K	$71.74 CFPF7,407	+38.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.41 COP130K	$75.01 CFPF7,743	+81.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$133.72 COP420K	$81.53 CFPF8,417	-39.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.77 COP380K	$92.98 CFPF9,599	-23.0%
Average			+14.4%

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