Cost of living comparison

French Polynesia

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United States

Long Island vs. Papeete Cost of Living Summary

Long Island is 37.7% more expensive than Papeete.

Restaurants: pay 21.0% less in Long Island
Groceries: pay 25.6% more in Long Island
Transportation: pay 37.6% less in Long Island
Housing: pay 37.9% more in Long Island
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Long Island
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.2% more in Long Island
Clothing: pay 9.7% less in Long Island

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

Long Island vs. Papeete Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Long Island instead of Papeete, you would:

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pay 21.0% less for restaurants

	Papeete	Long Island
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.58 CFPF2,003	$18.00	-8.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.68 CFPF1,502	$13.00	-11.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.13 CFPF320	$2.28	-27.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.77 CFPF284	$1.74	-37.3%
Average			-21.0%

Papeete vs. Long Island - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.6% more for groceries

	Papeete	Long Island
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 CFPF80	$4.05	+416.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.05 CFPF1,335	$8.73	-33.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.30 CFPF644	$4.62	-26.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.48 CFPF663	$5.17	-20.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.66 CFPF784	$5.62	-26.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.37 CFPF242	$2.87	+21.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.22 CFPF125	$1.07	-12.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.66 CFPF273	$2.16	-18.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.55 CFPF363	$2.37	-33.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 CFPF140	$1.25	-8.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 CFPF125	$1.51	+23.7%
Average			+25.6%

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pay 37.6% less for transportation

	Papeete	Long Island
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.99 CFPF613	$3.30	-44.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$129.50
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,575.51 CFPF2M	$24,000.00	+22.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$205.54 CFPF21,030	$19.40	-90.6%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 37.9% more for housing

	Papeete	Long Island
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.84 CFPF7,043	$57.25	-16.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,394.76 CFPF143K	$2,325.00	+66.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$978.78 CFPF100K	$2,250.00	+129.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$144.08 CFPF14,741	$103.54	-28.1%
Average			+37.9%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Papeete	Long Island
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$489.39 CFPF50,071	$2,250.00	+359.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,787.76 CFPF1M	$23,666.67	+141.8%
Average			+250.8%

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pay 18.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Papeete	Long Island
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.18 CFPF325	$7.00	+120.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.04 CFPF413	$4.75	+17.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.14 CFPF1,242	$11.98	-1.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.09 CFPF9,013	$34.00	-61.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.68 CFPF1,502	$17.00	+15.8%
Average			+18.2%

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pay 9.7% less for clothing

	Papeete	Long Island
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.74 CFPF7,340	$30.00	-58.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.01 CFPF7,674	$63.33	-15.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.53 CFPF8,342	$76.33	-6.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.98 CFPF9,513	$131.67	+41.6%
Average			-9.7%

Papeete vs. Long Island - Cost of clothing

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