Cost of living comparison

Canada

compared to

French Polynesia

Papeete vs. Lloydminster Cost of Living Summary

Papeete is 95.2% more expensive than Lloydminster.

Restaurants: pay 90.7% more in Papeete
Groceries: pay 64.4% more in Papeete
Transportation: pay 5.8 times more in Papeete
Housing: pay 32.1% more in Papeete
Childcare: pay 18.8% less in Papeete
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6% more in Papeete
Clothing: pay 20.4% more in Papeete

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

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Papeete vs. Lloydminster Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 90.7% more for restaurants

	Lloydminster	Papeete
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.20 CA$17.32	$19.58 CFPF2,043	+60.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.05 CA$14.27	$14.68 CFPF1,532	+46.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 CA$2.04	$3.13 CFPF327	+118.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 CA$1.66	$2.77 CFPF289	+137.8%
Average			+90.7%

Lloydminster vs. Papeete - Cost of restaurants

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pay 64.4% more for groceries

	Lloydminster	Papeete
Bread 1 loaf	$2.80 CA$3.97	$0.78 CFPF82	-72.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.60 CA$6.53	$13.05 CFPF1,362	+183.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 CA$10.39	$6.30 CFPF657	-14.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.46 CA$4.91	$6.48 CFPF676	+87.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.88 CA$6.93	$7.66 CFPF799	+56.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 CA$2.06	$2.37 CFPF247	+63.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 CA$1.06	$1.22 CFPF127	+63.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.14 CA$1.62	$2.66 CFPF278	+133.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 CA$2.09	$3.55 CFPF371	+141.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 CA$1.39	$1.37 CFPF142	+39.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 CA$1.39	$1.22 CFPF127	+25.0%
Average			+64.4%

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pay 5.8 times more for transportation

	Lloydminster	Papeete
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.75 CA$5.33	$5.99 CFPF625	+59.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,382.26 CA$34,621.59	$19,575.51 CFPF2M	-19.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.83 CA$19.64	$205.54 CFPF21,447	+1386.0%
Average			+475.3%

Lloydminster vs. Papeete - Cost of transportation

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pay 32.1% more for housing

	Lloydminster	Papeete
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.41 CA$81.52	$68.84 CFPF7,183	+19.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$771.41 CA$1,095.36	$1,394.76 CFPF146K	+80.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$978.78 CFPF102K
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$150.90 CA$214.28	$144.08 CFPF15,034	-4.5%
Average			+32.1%

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pay 18.8% less for childcare

	Lloydminster	Papeete
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$511.28 CA$726.00	$489.39 CFPF51,064	-4.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,674.71 CA$20,837.35	$9,787.76 CFPF1M	-33.3%
Average			-18.8%

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pay 2.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Lloydminster	Papeete
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.38 CA$7.64	$3.18 CFPF332	-40.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.51 CA$3.57	$4.04 CFPF421	+60.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.78 CA$19.56	$12.14 CFPF1,266	-11.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$88.09 CFPF9,192
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.35 CA$20.38	$14.68 CFPF1,532	+2.3%
Average			+2.6%

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pay 20.4% more for clothing

	Lloydminster	Papeete
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.06 CA$61.14	$71.74 CFPF7,486	+66.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.93 CA$80.84	$75.01 CFPF7,826	+31.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.24 CA$118.20	$81.53 CFPF8,507	-2.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.71 CA$154.37	$92.98 CFPF9,702	-14.5%
Average			+20.4%

Lloydminster vs. Papeete - Cost of clothing

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