Cost of living comparison

United States

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French Polynesia

Papeete vs. Fort Worth Cost of Living Summary

Papeete is 58.2% more expensive than Fort Worth.

Restaurants: pay 20.7% more in Papeete
Groceries: pay 39.8% more in Papeete
Transportation: pay 5.0 times more in Papeete
Housing: pay 15.6% less in Papeete
Childcare: pay 65.8% less in Papeete
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.2% more in Papeete
Clothing: pay 7.0% more in Papeete

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

Papeete vs. Fort Worth Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Papeete instead of Fort Worth, you would:

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pay 20.7% more for restaurants

	Fort Worth	Papeete
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.00	$19.58 CFPF2,019	+8.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$14.68 CFPF1,514	+22.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.68	$3.13 CFPF323	+16.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.06	$2.77 CFPF286	+34.9%
Average			+20.7%

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pay 39.8% more for groceries

	Fort Worth	Papeete
Bread 1 loaf	$3.14	$0.78 CFPF81	-75.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.98	$13.05 CFPF1,346	+161.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.29	$6.30 CFPF650	+91.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.44	$6.48 CFPF668	+88.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.90	$7.66 CFPF790	+11.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.73	$2.37 CFPF244	-13.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12	$1.22 CFPF126	+9.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.79	$2.66 CFPF275	+48.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.82	$3.55 CFPF366	+94.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.08	$1.37 CFPF141	+26.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.29	$1.22 CFPF126	-5.2%
Average			+39.8%

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pay 5.0 times more for transportation

	Fort Worth	Papeete
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.81	$5.99 CFPF618	+113.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$78.26	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00	$19,575.51 CFPF2M	-34.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.92	$205.54 CFPF21,200	+1114.9%
Average			+397.8%

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pay 15.6% less for housing

	Fort Worth	Papeete
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$75.00	$68.84 CFPF7,100	-8.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,623.75	$1,394.76 CFPF144K	-14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,250.83	$978.78 CFPF101K	-21.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$176.25	$144.08 CFPF14,861	-18.3%
Average			-15.6%

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pay 65.8% less for childcare

	Fort Worth	Papeete
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,853.57	$489.39 CFPF50,477	-73.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,333.33	$9,787.76 CFPF1M	-58.1%
Average			-65.8%

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pay 23.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Fort Worth	Papeete
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00	$3.18 CFPF328	-36.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.37	$4.04 CFPF416	-36.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.00	$12.14 CFPF1,252	+34.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.88	$88.09 CFPF9,086	+145.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.50	$14.68 CFPF1,514	+8.8%
Average			+23.2%

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pay 7.0% more for clothing

	Fort Worth	Papeete
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.85	$71.74 CFPF7,400	+17.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.20	$75.01 CFPF7,736	+66.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.43	$81.53 CFPF8,409	-28.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.23	$92.98 CFPF9,591	-26.9%
Average			+7.0%

Fort Worth vs. Papeete - Cost of clothing

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