Cost of living comparison
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Papeete vs. Nancy Cost of Living Summary
Papeete is 69.2% more expensive than Nancy.
Papeete vs. Nancy Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Papeete instead of Nancy, you would:
pay 27.6% more for restaurants
|
Nancy
|
Papeete
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.52
€15.35
|
$19.58
CFPF2,046
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.68
€10.23
|
$14.68
CFPF1,535
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.39
|
$3.13
CFPF327
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
€1.53
|
$2.77
CFPF290
|
|
Nancy vs. Papeete - Cost of restaurants
pay 62.8% more for groceries
|
Nancy
|
Papeete
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
€1.09
|
$0.78
CFPF82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.18
€7.16
|
$13.05
CFPF1,364
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.54
€3.10
|
$6.30
CFPF658
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
€2.82
|
$6.48
CFPF677
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.31
€5.53
|
$7.66
CFPF801
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.04
|
$2.37
CFPF248
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.74
|
$1.22
CFPF128
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.43
|
$2.66
CFPF278
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.93
|
$3.55
CFPF371
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€0.96
|
$1.37
CFPF143
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.04
|
$1.22
CFPF128
|
|
Nancy vs. Papeete - Cost of groceries
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
|
Nancy
|
Papeete
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€6.75
|
$5.99
CFPF626
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.06
€42.97
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,839.76
€31,395.70
|
$19,575.51
CFPF2M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.09
€17.60
|
$205.54
CFPF21,486
|
|
Nancy vs. Papeete - Cost of transportation
pay 92.2% more for housing
|
Nancy
|
Papeete
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.97
€20.12
|
$68.84
CFPF7,196
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.61
€555.92
|
$1,394.76
CFPF146K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.60
€460.42
|
$978.78
CFPF102K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.76
€199.52
|
$144.08
CFPF15,062
|
|
Nancy vs. Papeete - Cost of housing
pay 16.2% less for childcare
|
Nancy
|
Papeete
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$583.99
€511.58
|
$489.39
CFPF51,158
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,679.90
€10,231.61
|
$9,787.76
CFPF1M
|
|
Nancy vs. Papeete - Cost of childcare
pay 28.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nancy
|
Papeete
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.01
€6.14
|
$3.18
CFPF333
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.82
€3.35
|
$4.04
CFPF422
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.85
€11.25
|
$12.14
CFPF1,269
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.17
€26.43
|
$88.09
CFPF9,208
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.02
€12.28
|
$14.68
CFPF1,535
|
|
Nancy vs. Papeete - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 4.3% more for clothing
|
Nancy
|
Papeete
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$109.79
€96.18
|
$71.74
CFPF7,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.54
€33.76
|
$75.01
CFPF7,841
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.78
€83.90
|
$81.53
CFPF8,523
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.48
€112.55
|
$92.98
CFPF9,720
|
|
Nancy vs. Papeete - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
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