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French Polynesia

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Israel

Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Papeete Cost of Living Summary

Tel Aviv-Yafo is 47.8% more expensive than Papeete.

Restaurants: pay 9.5% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Groceries: pay 5.2% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Transportation: pay 34.0% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Housing: pay 15.1% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.7% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Clothing: pay 52.0% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo

The cost of childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and restaurants in Tel Aviv-Yafo are more expensive than in Papeete. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Tel Aviv-Yafo.

Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Papeete Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tel Aviv-Yafo instead of Papeete, you would:

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pay 9.5% more for restaurants

	Papeete	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.58 CFPF2,027	$23.12 ₪67.75	+18.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.68 CFPF1,520	$17.90 ₪52.45	+21.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.13 CFPF324	$3.25 ₪9.52	+3.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.77 CFPF287	$2.62 ₪7.67	-5.7%
Average			+9.5%

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pay 5.2% more for groceries

	Papeete	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 CFPF81	$3.07 ₪9.01	+292.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.05 CFPF1,351	$8.68 ₪25.43	-33.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.30 CFPF652	$8.26 ₪24.21	+31.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.48 CFPF671	$4.38 ₪12.82	-32.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.66 CFPF793	$6.12 ₪17.92	-20.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.37 CFPF245	$1.95 ₪5.71	-17.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.22 CFPF126	$1.27 ₪3.72	+3.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.66 CFPF276	$1.08 ₪3.18	-59.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.55 CFPF368	$1.80 ₪5.28	-49.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 CFPF141	$0.89 ₪2.61	-34.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 CFPF126	$0.94 ₪2.75	-23.0%
Average			+5.2%

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pay 34.0% more for transportation

	Papeete	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.99 CFPF620	$8.31 ₪24.34	+38.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$79.65 ₪233.41
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,575.51 CFPF2M	$50,715.99 ₪149K	+159.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$205.54 CFPF21,283	$8.80 ₪25.79	-95.7%
Average			+34.0%

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pay 15.1% more for housing

	Papeete	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.84 CFPF7,128	$32.68 ₪95.77	-52.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,394.76 CFPF144K	$1,801.16 ₪5,278.04	+29.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$978.78 CFPF101K	$1,339.77 ₪3,926.00	+36.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$144.08 CFPF14,919	$211.83 ₪620.73	+47.0%
Average			+15.1%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Papeete	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$489.39 CFPF50,674	$1,392.66 ₪4,080.97	+184.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,787.76 CFPF1M	$26,581.15 ₪77,892.06	+171.6%
Average			+178.1%

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pay 40.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Papeete	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.18 CFPF329	$9.55 ₪27.97	+200.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.04 CFPF418	$4.40 ₪12.90	+9.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.14 CFPF1,257	$12.53 ₪36.72	+3.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.09 CFPF9,121	$84.89 ₪248.77	-3.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.68 CFPF1,520	$13.87 ₪40.65	-5.5%
Average			+40.7%

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pay 52.0% more for clothing

	Papeete	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.74 CFPF7,429	$115.96 ₪339.81	+61.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.01 CFPF7,767	$70.18 ₪205.64	-6.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.53 CFPF8,442	$144.76 ₪424.19	+77.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.98 CFPF9,628	$163.09 ₪477.90	+75.4%
Average			+52.0%

Papeete vs. Tel Aviv-Yafo - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026

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