Cost of living comparison

French Polynesia

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Italy

Reggio Di Calabria vs. Papeete Cost of Living Summary

Reggio Di Calabria is 18.6% cheaper than Papeete.

Restaurants: pay 34.0% less in Reggio Di Calabria
Groceries: pay 29.5% less in Reggio Di Calabria
Transportation: pay 3.3% more in Reggio Di Calabria
Housing: pay 41.0% less in Reggio Di Calabria
Childcare: pay 4.2% less in Reggio Di Calabria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.9% less in Reggio Di Calabria
Clothing: pay 6.7% less in Reggio Di Calabria

Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and childcare are lower in Reggio Di Calabria.

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Reggio Di Calabria vs. Papeete Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reggio Di Calabria instead of Papeete, you would:

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pay 34.0% less for restaurants

	Papeete	Reggio Di Calabria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.58 CFPF2,019	$14.02 €12.12	-28.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.68 CFPF1,514	$11.10 €9.59	-24.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.13 CFPF323	$2.34 €2.02	-25.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.77 CFPF286	$1.17 €1.01	-57.9%
Average			-34.0%

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pay 29.5% less for groceries

	Papeete	Reggio Di Calabria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 CFPF81	$1.81 €1.56	+131.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.05 CFPF1,346	$7.30 €6.31	-44.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.30 CFPF650	$4.86 €4.20	-22.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.48 CFPF668	$3.06 €2.64	-52.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.66 CFPF790	$4.90 €4.24	-36.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.37 CFPF244	$0.99 €0.86	-58.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.22 CFPF126	$1.03 €0.89	-15.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.66 CFPF275	$0.89 €0.77	-66.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.55 CFPF366	$1.32 €1.14	-62.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 CFPF141	$0.79 €0.68	-42.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 CFPF126	$0.56 €0.48	-54.4%
Average			-29.5%

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pay 3.3% more for transportation

	Papeete	Reggio Di Calabria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.99 CFPF618	$7.81 €6.75	+30.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$46.72 €40.38
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,575.51 CFPF2M	$33,813.30 €29,227.51	+72.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$205.54 CFPF21,201	$14.02 €12.12	-93.2%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 41.0% less for housing

	Papeete	Reggio Di Calabria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.84 CFPF7,101	$27.84 €24.06	-59.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,394.76 CFPF144K	$513.26 €443.65	-63.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$978.78 CFPF101K	$333.72 €288.46	-65.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$144.08 CFPF14,862	$179.60 €155.24	+24.7%
Average			-41.0%

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pay 4.2% less for childcare

	Papeete	Reggio Di Calabria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$489.39 CFPF50,479	$394.20 €340.74	-19.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,787.76 CFPF1M	$10,862.30 €9,389.15	+11.0%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 17.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Papeete	Reggio Di Calabria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.18 CFPF328	$5.26 €4.54	+65.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.04 CFPF416	$2.15 €1.86	-46.8%
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	$62.29 €53.84	-29.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.68 CFPF1,514	$9.34 €8.08	-36.4%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 6.7% less for clothing

	Papeete	Reggio Di Calabria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.74 CFPF7,400	$74.52 €64.41	+3.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.01 CFPF7,737	$32.24 €27.86	-57.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.53 CFPF8,410	$89.70 €77.54	+10.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.98 CFPF9,591	$108.04 €93.39	+16.2%
Average			-6.7%

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