Cost of living comparison

French Polynesia

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United States

Fort Collins vs. Papeete Cost of Living Summary

Fort Collins is 17.2% more expensive than Papeete.

Restaurants: pay 11.0% less in Fort Collins
Groceries: pay 6.1% less in Fort Collins
Transportation: pay 18.6% less in Fort Collins
Housing: pay 13.9% more in Fort Collins
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Fort Collins
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.2% more in Fort Collins
Clothing: pay 7.7% more in Fort Collins

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

Fort Collins vs. Papeete Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fort Collins instead of Papeete, you would:

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pay 11.0% less for restaurants

	Papeete	Fort Collins
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.58 CFPF2,027	$18.00	-8.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.68 CFPF1,520	$12.00	-18.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.13 CFPF324	$2.60	-17.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.77 CFPF287	$2.75	-0.8%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 6.1% less for groceries

	Papeete	Fort Collins
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 CFPF81	$3.09	+294.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.05 CFPF1,351	$5.51	-57.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.30 CFPF652	$3.89	-38.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.48 CFPF671	$4.33	-33.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.66 CFPF793	$3.90	-49.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.37 CFPF245	$1.76	-25.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.22 CFPF126	$0.70	-43.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.66 CFPF276	$1.95	-26.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.55 CFPF368	$2.28	-35.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 CFPF141	$1.05	-23.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 CFPF126	$0.87	-28.5%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 18.6% less for transportation

	Papeete	Fort Collins
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.99 CFPF620	$3.09	-48.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,575.51 CFPF2M	$36,029.12	+84.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$205.54 CFPF21,283	$17.41	-91.5%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 13.9% more for housing

	Papeete	Fort Collins
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.84 CFPF7,128	$76.67	+11.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,394.76 CFPF144K	$1,783.33	+27.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$978.78 CFPF101K	$1,250.00	+27.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$144.08 CFPF14,919	$127.72	-11.4%
Average			+13.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Papeete	Fort Collins
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$489.39 CFPF50,674	$1,525.00	+211.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,787.76 CFPF1M	$12,500.00	+27.7%
Average			+119.6%

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pay 15.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Papeete	Fort Collins
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.18 CFPF329	$7.00	+120.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.04 CFPF418	$5.17	+28.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.14 CFPF1,257	$9.50	-21.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.09 CFPF9,121	$60.00	-31.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.68 CFPF1,520	$12.00	-18.3%
Average			+15.2%

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pay 7.7% more for clothing

	Papeete	Fort Collins
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.74 CFPF7,429	$67.50	-5.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.01 CFPF7,767	$91.67	+22.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.53 CFPF8,442	$80.00	-1.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.98 CFPF9,628	$108.33	+16.5%
Average			+7.7%

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