Cost of living comparison

Portugal

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French Polynesia

Papeete vs. Lisbon Cost of Living Summary

Papeete is 2.2% more expensive than Lisbon.

Restaurants: pay 25.6% more in Papeete
Groceries: pay 80.8% more in Papeete
Transportation: pay 38.5% less in Papeete
Housing: pay 10.8% less in Papeete
Childcare: pay 38.1% less in Papeete
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.9% more in Papeete
Clothing: pay 11.9% less in Papeete

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

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Papeete vs. Lisbon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.6% more for restaurants

	Lisbon	Papeete
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$18.77 CFPF1,993	+11.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$14.78 CFPF1,570	+32.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.05	$2.67 CFPF284	+16.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 €1.51	$3.28 CFPF349	+93.2%
Average			+25.6%

Lisbon vs. Papeete - Cost of restaurants

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pay 80.8% more for groceries

	Lisbon	Papeete
Bread 1 loaf	$1.87 €1.67	$2.67 CFPF284	+42.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.43 €5.72	$13.92 CFPF1,478	+116.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 €3.87	$5.55 CFPF589	+27.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.94 €3.51	$6.27 CFPF666	+59.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.60 €3.21	$6.92 CFPF735	+91.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.90	$2.13 CFPF226	+111.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.69	$1.12 CFPF119	+43.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.74	$2.98 CFPF316	+258.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.01	$3.56 CFPF379	+213.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.73	$1.22 CFPF130	+48.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.81	$1.01 CFPF107	+10.5%
Average			+80.8%

Lisbon vs. Papeete - Cost of groceries

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pay 38.5% less for transportation

	Lisbon	Papeete
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.43 €7.50	$5.64 CFPF599	-33.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.79 €39.86	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	$18,766.76 CFPF2M	-44.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.52 €11.14	??
Average			-38.5%

Lisbon vs. Papeete - Cost of transportation

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pay 10.8% less for housing

	Lisbon	Papeete
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.72 €29.12	$69.67 CFPF7,400	+113.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,595.62 €1,420.16	$1,337.13 CFPF142K	-16.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,189.97 €1,059.12	$938.34 CFPF99,660	-21.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.43 €112.53	$138.13 CFPF14,671	+9.3%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 38.1% less for childcare

	Lisbon	Papeete
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$678.84 €604.19	$469.17 CFPF49,830	-30.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,935.72 €15,073.40	$9,383.38 CFPF997K	-44.6%
Average			-38.1%

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pay 38.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Lisbon	Papeete
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.36 €2.99	$3.28 CFPF349	-2.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 €2.69	$3.40 CFPF361	+12.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €5.98	$12.86 CFPF1,365	+91.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 €41.16	$84.45 CFPF8,969	+82.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.66 €8.60	$14.08 CFPF1,495	+45.7%
Average			+38.9%

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pay 11.9% less for clothing

	Lisbon	Papeete
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.78 €91.47	$68.78 CFPF7,305	-33.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.72 €40.69	$71.91 CFPF7,637	+57.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.13 €88.23	$78.16 CFPF8,302	-21.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.02 €109.49	$89.14 CFPF9,468	-27.5%
Average			-11.9%

Lisbon vs. Papeete - Cost of clothing

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