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Greece

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French Polynesia

Papeete vs. Mykonos (Mikonos) Cost of Living Summary

Papeete is 2.2 times more expensive than Mykonos (Mikonos).

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Papeete
Groceries: pay 90.4% more in Papeete
Transportation: pay 5.7 times more in Papeete
Housing: pay 2.8% more in Papeete
Childcare: pay 73.5% more in Papeete
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.8% more in Papeete
Clothing: pay 1.9% less in Papeete

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

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Papeete vs. Mykonos (Mikonos) Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Papeete instead of Mykonos (Mikonos), you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Mykonos (Mikonos)	Papeete
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.68 €10.08	$19.58 CFPF2,017	+67.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.50 €7.34	$14.68 CFPF1,513	+72.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.11 €1.83	$3.13 CFPF323	+48.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 €0.50	$2.77 CFPF286	+374.9%
Average			+140.8%

Mykonos (Mikonos) vs. Papeete - Cost of restaurants

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pay 90.4% more for groceries

	Mykonos (Mikonos)	Papeete
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 €1.28	$0.78 CFPF81	-47.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.76 €7.56	$13.05 CFPF1,344	+49.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.01 €6.05	$6.30 CFPF649	-10.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.71 €4.93	$6.48 CFPF668	+13.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.28 €4.56	$7.66 CFPF789	+45.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.90	$2.37 CFPF244	+128.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.86	$1.22 CFPF126	+22.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 €0.61	$2.66 CFPF274	+279.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.73	$3.55 CFPF366	+319.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 €0.53	$1.37 CFPF141	+122.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 €0.61	$1.22 CFPF126	+73.3%
Average			+90.4%

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pay 5.7 times more for transportation

	Mykonos (Mikonos)	Papeete
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.12 €7.01	$5.99 CFPF617	-26.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,924.06 €30,151.13	$19,575.51 CFPF2M	-43.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.08 €11.29	$205.54 CFPF21,176	+1471.3%
Average			+467.1%

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pay 2.8% more for housing

	Mykonos (Mikonos)	Papeete
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.03 €32.83	$68.84 CFPF7,092	+81.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,335.98 €2,016.73	$1,394.76 CFPF144K	-40.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,167.99 €1,008.37	$978.78 CFPF101K	-16.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$166.04 €143.35	$144.08 CFPF14,844	-13.2%
Average			+2.8%

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pay 73.5% more for childcare

	Mykonos (Mikonos)	Papeete
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$428.75 €370.15	$489.39 CFPF50,418	+14.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,204.76 €3,630.11	$9,787.76 CFPF1M	+132.8%
Average			+73.5%

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pay 39.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Mykonos (Mikonos)	Papeete
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.26 €4.54	$3.18 CFPF328	-39.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.85 €3.33	$4.04 CFPF416	+4.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.37 €4.64	$12.14 CFPF1,250	+125.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.40 €50.42	$88.09 CFPF9,075	+50.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.34 €8.07	$14.68 CFPF1,513	+57.1%
Average			+39.8%

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pay 1.9% less for clothing

	Mykonos (Mikonos)	Papeete
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.28 €85.71	$71.74 CFPF7,391	-27.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.72 €40.33	$75.01 CFPF7,727	+60.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.55 €77.31	$81.53 CFPF8,400	-8.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$135.49 €116.97	$92.98 CFPF9,579	-31.4%
Average			-1.9%

Mykonos (Mikonos) vs. Papeete - Cost of clothing

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