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French Polynesia

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Santa Cruz De Tenerife vs. Papeete Cost of Living Summary

Santa Cruz De Tenerife is 22.9% cheaper than Papeete.

Restaurants: pay 36.5% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Groceries: pay 27.2% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Transportation: pay 4.1% more in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Housing: pay 30.3% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Childcare: pay 21.0% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.5% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Clothing: pay 10.7% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife

Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, childcare, and clothing are lower in Santa Cruz De Tenerife.

Santa Cruz De Tenerife vs. Papeete Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santa Cruz De Tenerife instead of Papeete, you would:

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pay 36.5% less for restaurants

	Papeete	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.58 CFPF2,036	$17.52 €15.27	-10.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.68 CFPF1,527	$10.51 €9.16	-28.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.13 CFPF326	$1.75 €1.53	-44.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.77 CFPF288	$1.03 €0.90	-62.8%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 27.2% less for groceries

	Papeete	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 CFPF81	$1.75 €1.53	+123.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.05 CFPF1,357	$8.99 €7.84	-31.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.30 CFPF655	$4.76 €4.15	-24.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.48 CFPF674	$3.98 €3.47	-38.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.66 CFPF797	$4.41 €3.85	-42.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.37 CFPF246	$1.19 €1.04	-49.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.22 CFPF127	$1.03 €0.90	-15.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.66 CFPF277	$0.74 €0.65	-72.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.55 CFPF369	$1.19 €1.03	-66.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 CFPF142	$0.72 €0.63	-47.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 CFPF127	$0.79 €0.69	-35.5%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 4.1% more for transportation

	Papeete	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.99 CFPF623	$6.30 €5.49	+5.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$35.04 €30.54
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,575.51 CFPF2M	$38,969.97 €33,968.18	+99.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$205.54 CFPF21,380	$16.64 €14.51	-91.9%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 30.3% less for housing

	Papeete	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.84 CFPF7,160	$29.20 €25.45	-57.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,394.76 CFPF145K	$1,167.99 €1,018.08	-16.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$978.78 CFPF102K	$973.32 €848.40	-0.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$144.08 CFPF14,987	$76.66 €66.82	-46.8%
Average			-30.3%

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pay 21.0% less for childcare

	Papeete	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$489.39 CFPF50,904	$350.40 €305.42	-28.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,787.76 CFPF1M	$8,448.46 €7,364.10	-13.7%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 38.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Papeete	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.18 CFPF331	$2.92 €2.55	-8.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.04 CFPF420	$1.91 €1.66	-52.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.14 CFPF1,262	$5.26 €4.58	-56.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.09 CFPF9,163	$50.81 €44.29	-42.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.68 CFPF1,527	$9.93 €8.65	-32.4%
Average			-38.5%

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pay 10.7% less for clothing

	Papeete	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.74 CFPF7,463	$91.10 €79.41	+27.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.01 CFPF7,802	$36.50 €31.81	-51.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.53 CFPF8,481	$86.63 €75.51	+6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.98 CFPF9,672	$70.08 €61.08	-24.6%
Average			-10.7%

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