Cost of living comparison

French Polynesia

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Taiwan

New Taipei City vs. Papeete Cost of Living Summary

New Taipei City is 20.6% cheaper than Papeete.

Restaurants: pay 72.0% less in New Taipei City
Groceries: pay 8.2% less in New Taipei City
Transportation: pay 12.8% less in New Taipei City
Housing: pay 53.7% less in New Taipei City
Childcare: pay 49.5% more in New Taipei City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.4% less in New Taipei City
Clothing: pay 2.9% less in New Taipei City

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in New Taipei City.

New Taipei City vs. Papeete Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Taipei City instead of Papeete, you would:

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pay 72.0% less for restaurants

	Papeete	New Taipei City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.58 CFPF2,027	$4.92 NT$155.22	-74.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.68 CFPF1,520	$5.41 NT$170.75	-63.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.13 CFPF324	$0.87 NT$27.60	-72.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.77 CFPF287	$0.62 NT$19.50	-77.7%
Average			-72.0%

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pay 8.2% less for groceries

	Papeete	New Taipei City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 CFPF81	$1.97 NT$62.09	+151.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.05 CFPF1,351	$6.43 NT$202.95	-50.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.30 CFPF652	$12.05 NT$380.36	+91.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.48 CFPF671	$2.82 NT$88.99	-56.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.66 CFPF793	$3.56 NT$112.28	-53.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.37 CFPF245	$1.93 NT$61.02	-18.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.22 CFPF126	$1.09 NT$34.47	-10.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.66 CFPF276	$1.04 NT$32.74	-61.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.55 CFPF368	$1.29 NT$40.84	-63.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 CFPF141	$1.64 NT$51.63	+19.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 CFPF126	$0.76 NT$23.94	-37.9%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 12.8% less for transportation

	Papeete	New Taipei City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.99 CFPF620	$3.84 NT$121.36	-35.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$39.32 NT$1,241.79
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,575.51 CFPF2M	$37,686.38 NT$1M	+92.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$205.54 CFPF21,283	$10.00 NT$315.62	-95.1%
Average			-12.8%

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pay 53.7% less for housing

	Papeete	New Taipei City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.84 CFPF7,128	$24.39 NT$770.08	-64.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,394.76 CFPF144K	$581.67 NT$18,367.85	-58.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$978.78 CFPF101K	$433.18 NT$13,678.87	-55.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$144.08 CFPF14,919	$91.89 NT$2,901.56	-36.2%
Average			-53.7%

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pay 49.5% more for childcare

	Papeete	New Taipei City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$489.39 CFPF50,674	$589.87 NT$18,626.80	+20.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,787.76 CFPF1M	$17,477.74 NT$552K	+78.6%
Average			+49.5%

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pay 44.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Papeete	New Taipei City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.18 CFPF329	$1.72 NT$54.33	-45.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.04 CFPF418	$2.43 NT$76.58	-39.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.14 CFPF1,257	$4.92 NT$155.22	-59.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.09 CFPF9,121	$39.74 NT$1,254.80	-54.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.68 CFPF1,520	$11.47 NT$362.19	-21.9%
Average			-44.4%

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pay 2.9% less for clothing

	Papeete	New Taipei City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.74 CFPF7,429	$74.83 NT$2,362.84	+4.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.01 CFPF7,767	$47.46 NT$1,498.77	-36.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.53 CFPF8,442	$90.94 NT$2,871.63	+11.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.98 CFPF9,628	$101.58 NT$3,207.74	+9.2%
Average			-2.9%

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