Cost of living comparison

United Kingdom

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French Polynesia

Papeete vs. Guildford Cost of Living Summary

Papeete is 36.7% more expensive than Guildford.

Restaurants: pay 20.4% more in Papeete
Groceries: pay 46.5% more in Papeete
Transportation: pay 3.9 times more in Papeete
Housing: pay 11.2% less in Papeete
Childcare: pay 68.1% less in Papeete
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.7% less in Papeete
Clothing: pay 9.4% less in Papeete

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

Papeete vs. Guildford Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.4% more for restaurants

	Guildford	Papeete
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.03 £15.14	$19.58 CFPF2,036	-2.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.34 £8.57	$14.68 CFPF1,527	+29.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.86 £2.16	$3.13 CFPF326	+9.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 £1.45	$2.77 CFPF288	+44.6%
Average			+20.4%

Guildford vs. Papeete - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.5% more for groceries

	Guildford	Papeete
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 £0.78	$0.78 CFPF81	-24.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.28 £5.50	$13.05 CFPF1,357	+79.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.88 £4.44	$6.30 CFPF655	+7.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.25 £3.21	$6.48 CFPF674	+52.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.68 £3.53	$7.66 CFPF797	+63.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 £1.22	$2.37 CFPF246	+47.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 £0.73	$1.22 CFPF127	+26.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.98 £1.50	$2.66 CFPF277	+34.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.18 £1.65	$3.55 CFPF369	+63.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 £0.61	$1.37 CFPF142	+68.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 £0.47	$1.22 CFPF127	+94.3%
Average			+46.5%

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pay 3.9 times more for transportation

	Guildford	Papeete
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.17 £5.42	$5.99 CFPF623	-16.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.14 £69.63	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,772.71 £28,542.16	$19,575.51 CFPF2M	-48.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.03 £15.14	$205.54 CFPF21,380	+926.1%
Average			+287.2%

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pay 11.2% less for housing

	Guildford	Papeete
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.73 £30.78	$68.84 CFPF7,160	+69.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,827.87 £1,381.19	$1,394.76 CFPF145K	-23.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,631.14 £1,232.53	$978.78 CFPF102K	-40.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$289.77 £218.96	$144.08 CFPF14,987	-50.3%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 68.1% less for childcare

	Guildford	Papeete
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,114.44 £1,597.73	$489.39 CFPF50,904	-76.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,037.79 £18,163.65	$9,787.76 CFPF1M	-59.3%
Average			-68.1%

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pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Guildford	Papeete
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.01 £6.05	$3.18 CFPF331	-60.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.65 £3.51	$4.04 CFPF420	-13.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.37 £17.66	$12.14 CFPF1,262	-48.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.74 £35.32	$88.09 CFPF9,163	+88.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.36 £12.36	$14.68 CFPF1,527	-10.3%
Average			-8.7%

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pay 9.4% less for clothing

	Guildford	Papeete
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.46 £61.55	$71.74 CFPF7,463	-11.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.77 £50.45	$75.01 CFPF7,802	+12.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.48 £70.64	$81.53 CFPF8,481	-12.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.64 £94.18	$92.98 CFPF9,672	-25.4%
Average			-9.4%

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