Cost of living comparison

French Polynesia

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United Kingdom

Bath vs. Papeete Cost of Living Summary

Bath is 26.5% more expensive than Papeete.

Restaurants: pay 20.4% less in Bath
Groceries: pay 23.4% less in Bath
Transportation: pay 7.5% more in Bath
Housing: pay 27.1% more in Bath
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Bath
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.7% more in Bath
Clothing: pay 3.8% less in Bath

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in Bath are more expensive than in Papeete. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Bath. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bath.

Bath vs. Papeete Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.4% less for restaurants

	Papeete	Bath
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.58 CFPF2,036	$20.03 £15.14	+2.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.68 CFPF1,527	$10.68 £8.07	-27.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.13 CFPF326	$2.54 £1.92	-19.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.77 CFPF288	$1.72 £1.30	-37.8%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 23.4% less for groceries

	Papeete	Bath
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 CFPF81	$1.63 £1.23	+108.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.05 CFPF1,357	$5.16 £3.90	-60.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.30 CFPF655	$6.98 £5.27	+10.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.48 CFPF674	$4.21 £3.18	-35.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.66 CFPF797	$4.72 £3.57	-38.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.37 CFPF246	$1.64 £1.24	-30.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.22 CFPF127	$0.71 £0.53	-42.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.66 CFPF277	$1.44 £1.09	-46.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.55 CFPF369	$2.04 £1.54	-42.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 CFPF142	$0.74 £0.56	-45.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 CFPF127	$0.79 £0.59	-35.7%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 7.5% more for transportation

	Papeete	Bath
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.99 CFPF623	$7.18 £5.42	+19.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$115.51 £87.29
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,575.51 CFPF2M	$37,772.71 £28,542.16	+93.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$205.54 CFPF21,380	$19.95 £15.07	-90.3%
Average			+7.5%

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pay 27.1% more for housing

	Papeete	Bath
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.84 CFPF7,160	$46.29 £34.98	-32.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,394.76 CFPF145K	$1,730.50 £1,307.61	+24.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$978.78 CFPF102K	$1,298.04 £980.84	+32.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$144.08 CFPF14,987	$265.55 £200.66	+84.3%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Papeete	Bath
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$489.39 CFPF50,904	$1,752.76 £1,324.43	+258.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,787.76 CFPF1M	$16,025.19 £12,109.10	+63.7%
Average			+160.9%

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pay 37.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Papeete	Bath
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.18 CFPF331	$8.01 £6.05	+151.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.04 CFPF420	$4.80 £3.63	+18.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.14 CFPF1,262	$19.20 £14.51	+58.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.09 CFPF9,163	$48.34 £36.53	-45.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.68 CFPF1,527	$15.36 £11.60	+4.6%
Average			+37.7%

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pay 3.8% less for clothing

	Papeete	Bath
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.74 CFPF7,463	$83.60 £63.17	+16.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.01 CFPF7,802	$49.60 £37.48	-33.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.53 CFPF8,481	$90.81 £68.62	+11.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.98 CFPF9,672	$84.46 £63.82	-9.2%
Average			-3.8%

Papeete vs. Bath - Cost of clothing

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