Cost of living comparison

Italy

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French Polynesia

Papeete vs. Lodi Cost of Living Summary

Papeete is 100.0% more expensive than Lodi.

Restaurants: pay 32.0% more in Papeete
Groceries: pay 72.1% more in Papeete
Transportation: pay 5.4 times more in Papeete
Housing: pay 85.1% more in Papeete
Childcare: pay 11.0% more in Papeete
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.7% more in Papeete
Clothing: pay 19.1% more in Papeete

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

Papeete vs. Lodi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.0% more for restaurants

	Lodi	Papeete
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.35 €14.13	$19.58 CFPF2,019	+19.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.10	$14.68 CFPF1,514	+25.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.63 €3.14	$3.13 CFPF323	-13.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 €1.22	$2.77 CFPF286	+96.6%
Average			+32.0%

Lodi vs. Papeete - Cost of restaurants

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pay 72.1% more for groceries

	Lodi	Papeete
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.92	$0.78 CFPF81	-64.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.10 €7.01	$13.05 CFPF1,346	+61.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.78 €5.00	$6.30 CFPF650	+8.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 €1.82	$6.48 CFPF668	+208.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.16 €4.46	$7.66 CFPF790	+48.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.13 €0.98	$2.37 CFPF244	+109.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.71	$1.22 CFPF126	+48.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.28 €1.11	$2.66 CFPF275	+108.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 €1.03	$3.55 CFPF366	+198.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 €0.83	$1.37 CFPF141	+42.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.84	$1.22 CFPF126	+25.9%
Average			+72.1%

Lodi vs. Papeete - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.4 times more for transportation

	Lodi	Papeete
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.80 €6.74	$5.99 CFPF618	-23.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.34 €36.60	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,367.73 €26,248.10	$19,575.51 CFPF2M	-35.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.90 €12.01	$205.54 CFPF21,200	+1378.8%
Average			+440.0%

Lodi vs. Papeete - Cost of transportation

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pay 85.1% more for housing

	Lodi	Papeete
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.24 €27.00	$68.84 CFPF7,100	+120.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$583.99 €504.77	$1,394.76 CFPF144K	+138.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$490.56 €424.01	$978.78 CFPF101K	+99.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$176.16 €152.26	$144.08 CFPF14,861	-18.2%
Average			+85.1%

Lodi vs. Papeete - Cost of housing

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pay 11.0% more for childcare

	Lodi	Papeete
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$525.60 €454.29	$489.39 CFPF50,477	-6.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,591.93 €6,562.03	$9,787.76 CFPF1M	+28.9%
Average			+11.0%

Lodi vs. Papeete - Cost of childcare

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pay 40.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Lodi	Papeete
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.05	$3.18 CFPF328	-45.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 €1.76	$4.04 CFPF416	+97.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.31 €5.45	$12.14 CFPF1,252	+92.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.19 €57.21	$88.09 CFPF9,086	+33.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.10	$14.68 CFPF1,514	+25.7%
Average			+40.7%

Lodi vs. Papeete - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 19.1% more for clothing

	Lodi	Papeete
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.30 €60.76	$71.74 CFPF7,400	+2.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.91 €34.49	$75.01 CFPF7,736	+88.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.30 €74.59	$81.53 CFPF8,409	-5.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.23 €87.49	$92.98 CFPF9,591	-8.1%
Average			+19.1%

Lodi vs. Papeete - Cost of clothing

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