Cost of living comparison

French Polynesia

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Netherlands

Apeldoorn vs. Papeete Cost of Living Summary

Apeldoorn is 25.5% more expensive than Papeete.

Restaurants: pay 12.1% more in Apeldoorn
Groceries: pay 10.2% less in Apeldoorn
Transportation: pay 20.5% more in Apeldoorn
Housing: pay 7.2% more in Apeldoorn
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Apeldoorn
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.0% more in Apeldoorn
Clothing: pay 7.1% more in Apeldoorn

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

Apeldoorn vs. Papeete Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.1% more for restaurants

	Papeete	Apeldoorn
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.58 CFPF2,036	$23.36 €20.36	+19.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.68 CFPF1,527	$13.43 €11.71	-8.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.13 CFPF326	$3.65 €3.18	+16.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.77 CFPF288	$3.36 €2.93	+21.1%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 10.2% less for groceries

	Papeete	Apeldoorn
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 CFPF81	$2.37 €2.07	+203.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.05 CFPF1,357	$6.58 €5.74	-49.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.30 CFPF655	$4.84 €4.22	-23.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.48 CFPF674	$4.86 €4.23	-25.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.66 CFPF797	$7.01 €6.11	-8.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.37 CFPF246	$1.08 €0.95	-54.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.22 CFPF127	$1.16 €1.01	-4.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.66 CFPF277	$0.96 €0.83	-64.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.55 CFPF369	$1.91 €1.66	-46.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 CFPF142	$0.98 €0.85	-28.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 CFPF127	$1.08 €0.95	-11.2%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 20.5% more for transportation

	Papeete	Apeldoorn
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.99 CFPF623	$8.57 €7.47	+43.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$92.86 €80.94
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,575.51 CFPF2M	$40,879.64 €35,632.74	+108.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$205.54 CFPF21,380	$20.24 €17.64	-90.2%
Average			+20.5%

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pay 7.2% more for housing

	Papeete	Apeldoorn
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.84 CFPF7,160	$56.36 €49.12	-18.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,394.76 CFPF145K	$992.79 €865.37	-28.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$978.78 CFPF102K	$1,226.39 €1,068.98	+25.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$144.08 CFPF14,987	$216.98 €189.13	+50.6%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Papeete	Apeldoorn
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$489.39 CFPF50,904	$1,888.25 €1,645.89	+285.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,787.76 CFPF1M	$6,229.28 €5,429.75	-36.4%
Average			+124.7%

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pay 17.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Papeete	Apeldoorn
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.18 CFPF331	$6.13 €5.34	+92.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.04 CFPF420	$4.60 €4.01	+13.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.14 CFPF1,262	$14.60 €12.73	+20.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.09 CFPF9,163	$35.04 €30.54	-60.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.68 CFPF1,527	$17.37 €15.14	+18.3%
Average			+17.0%

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pay 7.1% more for clothing

	Papeete	Apeldoorn
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.74 CFPF7,463	$85.26 €74.32	+18.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.01 CFPF7,802	$40.88 €35.63	-45.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.53 CFPF8,481	$99.28 €86.54	+21.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.98 CFPF9,672	$123.81 €107.92	+33.1%
Average			+7.1%

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