Cost of living comparison

French Polynesia

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Australia

Geelong vs. Papeete Cost of Living Summary

Geelong is 25.8% more expensive than Papeete.

Restaurants: pay 23.1% less in Geelong
Groceries: pay 15.7% less in Geelong
Transportation: pay 23.8% less in Geelong
Housing: pay 6.3% less in Geelong
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Geelong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.0% more in Geelong
Clothing: pay 5.3% less in Geelong

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

Geelong vs. Papeete Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.1% less for restaurants

	Papeete	Geelong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.58 CFPF2,036	$16.35 A$23.34	-16.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.68 CFPF1,527	$9.81 A$14.00	-33.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.13 CFPF326	$2.66 A$3.79	-15.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.77 CFPF288	$2.01 A$2.87	-27.5%
Average			-23.1%

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pay 15.7% less for groceries

	Papeete	Geelong
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 CFPF81	$2.14 A$3.05	+173.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.05 CFPF1,357	$3.98 A$5.68	-69.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.30 CFPF655	$5.99 A$8.55	-4.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.48 CFPF674	$3.57 A$5.09	-45.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.66 CFPF797	$4.11 A$5.87	-46.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.37 CFPF246	$1.44 A$2.06	-39.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.22 CFPF127	$1.25 A$1.78	+2.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.66 CFPF277	$1.25 A$1.78	-53.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.55 CFPF369	$1.37 A$1.96	-61.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 CFPF142	$1.29 A$1.84	-5.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 CFPF127	$0.94 A$1.34	-23.1%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 23.8% less for transportation

	Papeete	Geelong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.99 CFPF623	$4.42 A$6.31	-26.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$119.32 A$170.26
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,575.51 CFPF2M	$28,886.02 A$41,218.65	+47.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$205.54 CFPF21,380	$14.62 A$20.86	-92.9%
Average			-23.8%

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pay 6.3% less for housing

	Papeete	Geelong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.84 CFPF7,160	$51.49 A$73.47	-25.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,394.76 CFPF145K	$1,296.57 A$1,850.13	-7.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$978.78 CFPF102K	$1,282.18 A$1,829.60	+31.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$144.08 CFPF14,987	$109.22 A$155.85	-24.2%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Papeete	Geelong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$489.39 CFPF50,904	$1,960.54 A$2,797.57	+300.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,787.76 CFPF1M	$22,736.38 A$32,443.47	+132.3%
Average			+216.5%

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pay 38.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Papeete	Geelong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.18 CFPF331	$6.54 A$9.33	+105.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.04 CFPF420	$3.47 A$4.95	-14.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.14 CFPF1,262	$31.37 A$44.76	+158.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.09 CFPF9,163	$52.77 A$75.30	-40.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.68 CFPF1,527	$11.78 A$16.80	-19.8%
Average			+38.0%

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pay 5.3% less for clothing

	Papeete	Geelong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.74 CFPF7,463	$70.24 A$100.23	-2.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.01 CFPF7,802	$53.21 A$75.93	-29.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.53 CFPF8,481	$86.68 A$123.68	+6.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.98 CFPF9,672	$96.49 A$137.69	+3.8%
Average			-5.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026

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