Cost of living comparison

United Kingdom

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French Polynesia

Papeete vs. Leeds Cost of Living Summary

Papeete is 43.2% more expensive than Leeds.

Restaurants: pay 37.6% more in Papeete
Groceries: pay 60.7% more in Papeete
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in Papeete
Housing: pay 10.8% more in Papeete
Childcare: pay 60.0% less in Papeete
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.8% more in Papeete
Clothing: pay 17.0% more in Papeete

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

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Papeete vs. Leeds Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.6% more for restaurants

	Leeds	Papeete
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.03 £15.00	$19.58 CFPF2,043	-2.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.02 £7.50	$14.68 CFPF1,532	+46.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.44 £1.82	$3.13 CFPF327	+28.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 £1.17	$2.77 CFPF289	+77.6%
Average			+37.6%

Leeds vs. Papeete - Cost of restaurants

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pay 60.7% more for groceries

	Leeds	Papeete
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 £1.26	$0.78 CFPF82	-53.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.45 £4.09	$13.05 CFPF1,362	+139.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.14 £4.60	$6.30 CFPF657	+2.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.82 £2.86	$6.48 CFPF676	+69.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.77 £2.82	$7.66 CFPF799	+103.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 £1.13	$2.37 CFPF247	+56.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 £0.70	$1.22 CFPF127	+30.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.45 £1.09	$2.66 CFPF278	+83.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.61 £1.20	$3.55 CFPF371	+120.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 £0.59	$1.37 CFPF142	+73.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 £0.64	$1.22 CFPF127	+42.3%
Average			+60.7%

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Leeds	Papeete
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.14 £5.35	$5.99 CFPF625	-16.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$106.83 £80.01	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,772.71 £28,288.85	$19,575.51 CFPF2M	-48.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.00 £17.97	$205.54 CFPF21,447	+756.5%
Average			+230.7%

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pay 10.8% more for housing

	Leeds	Papeete
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.01 £31.47	$68.84 CFPF7,183	+63.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,330.54 £996.47	$1,394.76 CFPF146K	+4.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$978.46 £732.79	$978.78 CFPF102K
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$225.70 £169.03	$144.08 CFPF15,034	-36.2%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 60.0% less for childcare

	Leeds	Papeete
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,366.48 £1,023.39	$489.39 CFPF51,064	-64.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,192.75 £16,620.66	$9,787.76 CFPF1M	-55.9%
Average			-60.0%

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pay 5.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Leeds	Papeete
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.68 £5.00	$3.18 CFPF332	-52.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.67 £3.50	$4.04 CFPF421	-13.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.29 £12.95	$12.14 CFPF1,266	-29.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.48 £32.56	$88.09 CFPF9,192	+102.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.02 £9.00	$14.68 CFPF1,532	+22.2%
Average			+5.8%

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pay 17.0% more for clothing

	Leeds	Papeete
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.01 £59.17	$71.74 CFPF7,486	-9.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.73 £33.50	$75.01 CFPF7,826	+67.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.80 £64.26	$81.53 CFPF8,507	-5.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.24 £60.84	$92.98 CFPF9,702	+14.5%
Average			+17.0%

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