Cost of living comparison

French Polynesia

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United Kingdom

Newport vs. Papeete Cost of Living Summary

Newport is 27.5% more expensive than Papeete.

Restaurants: pay 28.0% less in Newport
Groceries: pay 24.8% less in Newport
Transportation: pay 7.1% more in Newport
Housing: pay 7.5% more in Newport
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Newport
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.8% more in Newport
Clothing: pay 14.0% less in Newport

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

Newport vs. Papeete Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.0% less for restaurants

	Papeete	Newport
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.58 CFPF2,027	$18.70 £14.01	-4.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.68 CFPF1,520	$9.35 £7.01	-36.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.13 CFPF324	$2.11 £1.58	-32.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.77 CFPF287	$1.70 £1.28	-38.6%
Average			-28.0%

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pay 24.8% less for groceries

	Papeete	Newport
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 CFPF81	$1.96 £1.47	+150.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.05 CFPF1,351	$4.08 £3.06	-68.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.30 CFPF652	$7.20 £5.40	+14.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.48 CFPF671	$4.22 £3.17	-34.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.66 CFPF793	$3.78 £2.84	-50.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.37 CFPF245	$1.27 £0.95	-46.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.22 CFPF126	$0.61 £0.46	-50.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.66 CFPF276	$1.01 £0.76	-62.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.55 CFPF368	$1.56 £1.17	-55.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 CFPF141	$0.92 £0.69	-32.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 CFPF126	$0.78 £0.58	-36.3%
Average			-24.8%

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pay 7.1% more for transportation

	Papeete	Newport
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.99 CFPF620	$7.15 £5.36	+19.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$66.77 £50.04
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,575.51 CFPF2M	$37,772.71 £28,309.02	+93.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$205.54 CFPF21,283	$18.35 £13.75	-91.1%
Average			+7.1%

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pay 7.5% more for housing

	Papeete	Newport
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.84 CFPF7,128	$42.46 £31.82	-38.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,394.76 CFPF144K	$1,468.98 £1,100.93	+5.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$978.78 CFPF101K	$968.19 £725.62	-1.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$144.08 CFPF14,919	$236.67 £177.37	+64.3%
Average			+7.5%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Papeete	Newport
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$489.39 CFPF50,674	$1,602.52 £1,201.02	+227.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,787.76 CFPF1M	$32,718.10 £24,520.81	+234.3%
Average			+230.9%

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pay 13.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Papeete	Newport
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.18 CFPF329	$5.34 £4.00	+67.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.04 CFPF418	$4.70 £3.52	+16.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.14 CFPF1,257	$20.03 £15.01	+65.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.09 CFPF9,121	$43.40 £32.53	-50.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.68 CFPF1,520	$10.35 £7.76	-29.5%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 14.0% less for clothing

	Papeete	Newport
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.74 CFPF7,429	$69.00 £51.71	-3.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.01 CFPF7,767	$48.41 £36.28	-35.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.53 CFPF8,442	$75.67 £56.71	-7.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.98 CFPF9,628	$84.13 £63.05	-9.5%
Average			-14.0%

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