Cost of living comparison

Colombia

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French Polynesia

Papeete vs. Medellin Cost of Living Summary

Papeete is 2.7 times more expensive than Medellin.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Papeete
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Papeete
Transportation: pay 4.7 times more in Papeete
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Papeete
Childcare: pay 38.8% more in Papeete
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3 times more in Papeete
Clothing: pay 17.2% more in Papeete

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

Papeete vs. Medellin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Medellin	Papeete
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.40 COP23,022.79	$19.58 CFPF2,027	+205.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.68 COP27,627.35	$14.68 CFPF1,520	+91.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 COP4,183.87	$3.13 CFPF324	+169.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 COP2,899.04	$2.77 CFPF287	+244.1%
Average			+177.6%

Medellin vs. Papeete - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Medellin	Papeete
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 COP5,118.05	$0.78 CFPF81	-45.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.26 COP8,132.41	$13.05 CFPF1,351	+477.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.18 COP15,026.45	$6.30 CFPF652	+50.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 COP8,480.20	$6.48 CFPF671	+174.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.61 COP9,374.21	$7.66 CFPF793	+193.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.13 COP4,069.20	$2.37 CFPF245	+109.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 COP1,742.85	$1.22 CFPF126	+152.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 COP2,858.39	$2.66 CFPF276	+235.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 COP2,320.66	$3.55 CFPF368	+450.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 COP2,100.20	$1.37 CFPF141	+133.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 COP1,843.18	$1.22 CFPF126	+138.3%
Average			+188.3%

Medellin vs. Papeete - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.7 times more for transportation

	Medellin	Papeete
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 COP14,174.22	$5.99 CFPF620	+52.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.52 COP157K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,943.94 COP68M	$19,575.51 CFPF2M	+3.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.92 COP64,463.81	$205.54 CFPF21,283	+1047.0%
Average			+367.4%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Medellin	Papeete
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.49 COP91,681.86	$68.84 CFPF7,128	+170.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$532.59 COP2M	$1,394.76 CFPF144K	+161.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.83 COP1M	$978.78 CFPF101K	+144.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.50 COP239K	$144.08 CFPF14,919	+116.7%
Average			+148.2%

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pay 38.8% more for childcare

	Medellin	Papeete
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$400.53 COP1M	$489.39 CFPF50,674	+22.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,297.58 COP23M	$9,787.76 CFPF1M	+55.4%
Average			+38.8%

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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Medellin	Papeete
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 COP6,446.38	$3.18 CFPF329	+77.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.76 COP6,329.37	$4.04 CFPF418	+129.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.30 COP8,288.20	$12.14 CFPF1,257	+426.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.71 COP96,081.78	$88.09 CFPF9,121	+229.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.84 COP13,813.67	$14.68 CFPF1,520	+282.3%
Average			+229.2%

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pay 17.2% more for clothing

	Medellin	Papeete
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.24 COP238K	$71.74 CFPF7,429	+8.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.24 COP134K	$75.01 CFPF7,767	+101.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.25 COP389K	$81.53 CFPF8,442	-24.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.81 COP399K	$92.98 CFPF9,628	-16.1%
Average			+17.2%

Medellin vs. Papeete - Cost of clothing

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