Cost of living comparison

United Kingdom

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French Polynesia

Papeete vs. Farnborough Cost of Living Summary

Papeete is 50.1% more expensive than Farnborough.

Restaurants: pay 19.8% more in Papeete
Groceries: pay 91.1% more in Papeete
Transportation: pay 4.0 times more in Papeete
Housing: pay 3.7% more in Papeete
Childcare: pay 56.6% less in Papeete
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6% more in Papeete
Clothing: pay 14.2% less in Papeete

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

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Papeete vs. Farnborough Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.8% more for restaurants

	Farnborough	Papeete
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.37 £15.66	$19.58 CFPF2,000	-8.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 £6.85	$14.68 CFPF1,500	+57.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.21 £2.35	$3.13 CFPF320	-2.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.09 £1.53	$2.77 CFPF283	+32.6%
Average			+19.8%

Farnborough vs. Papeete - Cost of restaurants

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pay 91.1% more for groceries

	Farnborough	Papeete
Bread 1 loaf	$1.38 £1.01	$0.78 CFPF80	-43.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.39 £3.22	$13.05 CFPF1,333	+197.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 £4.54	$6.30 CFPF644	+1.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.22 £3.83	$6.48 CFPF662	+24.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.20 £3.08	$7.66 CFPF782	+82.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 £0.58	$2.37 CFPF242	+200.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 £0.53	$1.22 CFPF125	+70.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 £0.80	$2.66 CFPF272	+144.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 £0.99	$3.55 CFPF363	+162.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 £0.58	$1.37 CFPF139	+73.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 £0.48	$1.22 CFPF125	+87.9%
Average			+91.1%

Farnborough vs. Papeete - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.0 times more for transportation

	Farnborough	Papeete
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 £5.24	$5.99 CFPF612	-16.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,772.71 £27,690.57	$19,575.51 CFPF2M	-48.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.10 £14.00	$205.54 CFPF21,001	+976.3%
Average			+304.0%

Farnborough vs. Papeete - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.7% more for housing

	Farnborough	Papeete
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.41 £36.22	$68.84 CFPF7,034	+39.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,669.29 £1,223.73	$1,394.76 CFPF143K	-16.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,302.05 £954.51	$978.78 CFPF100K	-24.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$123.40 £90.46	$144.08 CFPF14,721	+16.8%
Average			+3.7%

Farnborough vs. Papeete - Cost of housing

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pay 56.6% less for childcare

	Farnborough	Papeete
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,502.36 £1,101.36	$489.39 CFPF50,002	-67.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,028.34 £13,216.29	$9,787.76 CFPF1M	-45.7%
Average			-56.6%

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pay 2.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Farnborough	Papeete
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.34 £5.38	$3.18 CFPF325	-56.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.58 £3.36	$4.04 CFPF413	-11.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.36 £12.73	$12.14 CFPF1,240	-30.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.98 £41.77	$88.09 CFPF9,000	+54.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.35 £6.85	$14.68 CFPF1,500	+57.1%
Average			+2.6%

Farnborough vs. Papeete - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 14.2% less for clothing

	Farnborough	Papeete
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$113.51 £83.21	$71.74 CFPF7,330	-36.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.08 £38.18	$75.01 CFPF7,664	+44.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.62 £84.03	$81.53 CFPF8,330	-28.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$143.56 £105.24	$92.98 CFPF9,500	-35.2%
Average			-14.2%

Farnborough vs. Papeete - Cost of clothing

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