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Papeete vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Papeete is 77.8% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Papeete
Groceries: pay 32.7% more in Papeete
Transportation: pay 5.1 times more in Papeete
Housing: pay 27.2% more in Papeete
Childcare: pay 54.5% less in Papeete
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.1% less in Papeete
Clothing: pay 7.1% more in Papeete

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

Papeete vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Papeete instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Papeete
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$19.58 CFPF1,995	+147.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.02	$14.68 CFPF1,496	+128.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$3.13 CFPF319	+125.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$2.77 CFPF283	+149.3%
Average			+137.7%

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pay 32.7% more for groceries

	Hong Kong	Papeete
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$0.78 CFPF80	-64.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$13.05 CFPF1,330	+4.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$6.30 CFPF642	-46.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$6.48 CFPF660	+84.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$7.66 CFPF780	+57.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$2.37 CFPF241	+51.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$1.22 CFPF124	+12.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$2.66 CFPF271	+64.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$3.55 CFPF362	+156.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$1.37 CFPF139	+24.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$1.22 CFPF124	+15.2%
Average			+32.7%

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pay 5.1 times more for transportation

	Hong Kong	Papeete
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.59	$5.99 CFPF610	-49.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.16	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,093.17	$19,575.51 CFPF1,994,604	-49.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.04	$205.54 CFPF20,943	+1315.0%
Average			+405.4%

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pay 27.2% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Papeete
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$68.84 CFPF7,014	+210.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,281.10	$1,394.76 CFPF142,116	-40.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.54	$978.78 CFPF99,730	-42.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.42	$144.08 CFPF14,681	-18.8%
Average			+27.2%

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pay 54.5% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Papeete
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.99	$489.39 CFPF49,865	-52.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,130.82	$9,787.76 CFPF997,302	-56.0%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Papeete
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$3.18 CFPF324	-50.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$4.04 CFPF411	-22.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$12.14 CFPF1,237	-7.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.10	$88.09 CFPF8,976	+11.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$14.68 CFPF1,496	+14.2%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 7.1% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Papeete
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.32	$71.74 CFPF7,310	-3.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.20	$75.01 CFPF7,643	+77.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.70	$81.53 CFPF8,308	-11.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.17	$92.98 CFPF9,474	-34.9%
Average			+7.1%

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