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United States

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French Polynesia

Papeete vs. Parsippany-Troy Hills Cost of Living Summary

Papeete is 71.2% more expensive than Parsippany-Troy Hills.

Restaurants: pay 36.5% more in Papeete
Groceries: pay 79.5% more in Papeete
Transportation: pay 4.6 times more in Papeete
Housing: pay 13.2% more in Papeete
Childcare: pay 68.4% less in Papeete
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.4% more in Papeete
Clothing: pay 38.5% more in Papeete

The cost of transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and housing in Papeete are more expensive than in Parsippany-Troy Hills. Notably, transportation and groceries are significantly more expensive in Papeete.

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Papeete vs. Parsippany-Troy Hills Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Papeete instead of Parsippany-Troy Hills, you would:

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pay 36.5% more for restaurants

	Parsippany-Troy Hills	Papeete
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$19.58 CFPF2,053	+30.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$14.68 CFPF1,540	+22.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.28	$3.13 CFPF329	+37.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.78	$2.77 CFPF291	+55.8%
Average			+36.5%

Parsippany-Troy Hills vs. Papeete - Cost of restaurants

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pay 79.5% more for groceries

	Parsippany-Troy Hills	Papeete
Bread 1 loaf	$4.05	$0.78 CFPF82	-80.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.61	$13.05 CFPF1,369	+97.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35	$6.30 CFPF661	+44.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.50	$6.48 CFPF680	+85.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00	$7.66 CFPF803	+155.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20	$2.37 CFPF248	+97.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55	$1.22 CFPF128	+122.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20	$2.66 CFPF279	+122.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30	$3.55 CFPF373	+173.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00	$1.37 CFPF143	+36.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00	$1.22 CFPF128	+22.1%
Average			+79.5%

Parsippany-Troy Hills vs. Papeete - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.6 times more for transportation

	Parsippany-Troy Hills	Papeete
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.06	$5.99 CFPF628	+95.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$95.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,911.24	$19,575.51 CFPF2M	-45.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.40	$205.54 CFPF21,560	+1016.8%
Average			+355.7%

Parsippany-Troy Hills vs. Papeete - Cost of transportation

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pay 13.2% more for housing

	Parsippany-Troy Hills	Papeete
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.00	$68.84 CFPF7,221	+72.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,833.33	$1,394.76 CFPF146K	-23.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,500.00	$978.78 CFPF103K	-34.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.54	$144.08 CFPF15,113	+39.2%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 68.4% less for childcare

	Parsippany-Troy Hills	Papeete
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,250.00	$489.39 CFPF51,333	-78.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,666.67	$9,787.76 CFPF1M	-58.6%
Average			-68.4%

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pay 43.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Parsippany-Troy Hills	Papeete
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.00	$3.18 CFPF334	-54.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.67	$4.04 CFPF424	-13.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.00	$12.14 CFPF1,273	+10.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.00	$88.09 CFPF9,240	+252.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00	$14.68 CFPF1,540	+22.3%
Average			+43.4%

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pay 38.5% more for clothing

	Parsippany-Troy Hills	Papeete
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.50	$71.74 CFPF7,525	+120.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.50	$75.01 CFPF7,868	+57.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.50	$81.53 CFPF8,552	+5.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$132.50	$92.98 CFPF9,753	-29.8%
Average			+38.5%

Parsippany-Troy Hills vs. Papeete - Cost of clothing

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