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Piano di Sorrento vs. Papeete Cost of Living Summary

Piano di Sorrento is 0.1% cheaper than Papeete.

Restaurants: pay 29.8% less in Piano di Sorrento
Groceries: pay 18.5% less in Piano di Sorrento
Transportation: pay 11.7% more in Piano di Sorrento
Housing: pay 17.3% less in Piano di Sorrento
Childcare: pay 59.5% more in Piano di Sorrento
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.4% less in Piano di Sorrento
Clothing: pay 20.1% more in Piano di Sorrento

The cost of childcare, clothing, and transportation in Piano di Sorrento are more expensive than in Papeete. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing are lower in Piano di Sorrento.

Piano di Sorrento vs. Papeete Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Piano di Sorrento instead of Papeete, you would:

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pay 29.8% less for restaurants

	Papeete	Piano di Sorrento
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.58 CFPF2,019	$17.52 €15.14	-10.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.68 CFPF1,514	$11.68 €10.09	-20.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.13 CFPF323	$2.14 €1.85	-31.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.77 CFPF286	$1.21 €1.04	-56.5%
Average			-29.8%

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pay 18.5% less for groceries

	Papeete	Piano di Sorrento
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 CFPF81	$2.14 €1.85	+173.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.05 CFPF1,346	$7.79 €6.73	-40.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.30 CFPF650	$6.75 €5.83	+7.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.48 CFPF668	$4.27 €3.69	-34.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.66 CFPF790	$5.68 €4.91	-25.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.37 CFPF244	$1.05 €0.91	-55.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.22 CFPF126	$0.94 €0.81	-23.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.66 CFPF275	$0.99 €0.85	-62.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.55 CFPF366	$1.35 €1.17	-62.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 CFPF141	$0.79 €0.69	-41.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 CFPF126	$0.75 €0.65	-38.5%
Average			-18.5%

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pay 11.7% more for transportation

	Papeete	Piano di Sorrento
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.99 CFPF618	$7.84 €6.78	+31.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,575.51 CFPF2M	$37,373.79 €32,303.74	+90.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$205.54 CFPF21,200	$26.86 €23.22	-86.9%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 17.3% less for housing

	Papeete	Piano di Sorrento
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.84 CFPF7,100	$31.14 €26.92	-54.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,394.76 CFPF144K	$1,167.93 €1,009.49	-16.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$978.78 CFPF101K	$934.34 €807.59	-4.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$144.08 CFPF14,861	$153.32 €132.52	+6.4%
Average			-17.3%

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pay 59.5% more for childcare

	Papeete	Piano di Sorrento
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$489.39 CFPF50,477	$778.62 €672.99	+59.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,787.76 CFPF1M	$15,650.27 €13,527.19	+59.9%
Average			+59.5%

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pay 26.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Papeete	Piano di Sorrento
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.18 CFPF328	$4.09 €3.53	+28.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.04 CFPF416	$1.96 €1.69	-51.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.14 CFPF1,252	$7.01 €6.06	-42.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.09 CFPF9,086	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.68 CFPF1,514	$8.76 €7.57	-40.3%
Average			-26.4%

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pay 20.1% more for clothing

	Papeete	Piano di Sorrento
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.74 CFPF7,400	$96.35 €83.28	+34.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.01 CFPF7,736	$44.38 €38.36	-40.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.53 CFPF8,409	$112.90 €97.58	+38.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.98 CFPF9,591	$138.01 €119.29	+48.4%
Average			+20.1%

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