Cost of living comparison

Ireland

compared to

French Polynesia

Papeete vs. Limerick Cost of Living Summary

Papeete is 78.7% more expensive than Limerick.

Restaurants: pay 36.6% more in Papeete
Groceries: pay 48.2% more in Papeete
Transportation: pay 4.2 times more in Papeete
Housing: pay 9.6% less in Papeete
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Papeete
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.1% less in Papeete
Clothing: pay 24.5% more in Papeete

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

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Papeete vs. Limerick Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.6% more for restaurants

	Limerick	Papeete
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.69 €16.11	$19.58 CFPF2,013	+4.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 €9.56	$14.68 CFPF1,510	+32.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 €1.87	$3.13 CFPF322	+44.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.68 €1.45	$2.77 CFPF285	+64.9%
Average			+36.6%

Limerick vs. Papeete - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.2% more for groceries

	Limerick	Papeete
Bread 1 loaf	$2.14 €1.85	$0.78 CFPF81	-63.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.83 €3.30	$13.05 CFPF1,342	+240.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.39 €5.51	$6.30 CFPF648	-1.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.65 €4.01	$6.48 CFPF666	+39.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.97 €5.15	$7.66 CFPF788	+28.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.66 €1.43	$2.37 CFPF244	+43.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.07	$1.22 CFPF126	-1.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 €1.40	$2.66 CFPF274	+63.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 €1.74	$3.55 CFPF365	+75.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.89	$1.37 CFPF140	+32.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 €0.60	$1.22 CFPF126	+74.6%
Average			+48.2%

Limerick vs. Papeete - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.2 times more for transportation

	Limerick	Papeete
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.68 €6.62	$5.99 CFPF616	-22.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.81 €43.79	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,836.02 €36,921.22	$19,575.51 CFPF2M	-54.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.17 €15.66	$205.54 CFPF21,141	+1031.0%
Average			+318.2%

Limerick vs. Papeete - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.6% less for housing

	Limerick	Papeete
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.36 €45.13	$68.84 CFPF7,081	+31.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,868.78 €1,610.74	$1,394.76 CFPF143K	-25.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,775.34 €1,530.20	$978.78 CFPF101K	-44.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$143.82 €123.96	$144.08 CFPF14,819	+0.2%
Average			-9.6%

Limerick vs. Papeete - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Limerick	Papeete
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,031.72 €889.26	$489.39 CFPF50,336	-52.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,335.98 €2,013.43	$9,787.76 CFPF1M	+319.0%
Average			+133.2%

Limerick vs. Papeete - Cost of childcare

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pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Limerick	Papeete
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.01 €6.04	$3.18 CFPF327	-54.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.24 €3.65	$4.04 CFPF415	-4.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$18.98 €16.36	$12.14 CFPF1,248	-36.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.00 €44.82	$88.09 CFPF9,060	+69.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.07	$14.68 CFPF1,510	+25.7%
Average			-0.1%

Limerick vs. Papeete - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 24.5% more for clothing

	Limerick	Papeete
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.84 €67.95	$71.74 CFPF7,379	-9.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.54 €33.22	$75.01 CFPF7,715	+94.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.52 €78.02	$81.53 CFPF8,386	-9.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.92 €65.44	$92.98 CFPF9,564	+22.5%
Average			+24.5%

Limerick vs. Papeete - Cost of clothing

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