Cost of living comparison

United Kingdom

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French Polynesia

Papeete vs. Reading Cost of Living Summary

Papeete is 16.6% more expensive than Reading.

Restaurants: pay 4.6% more in Papeete
Groceries: pay 79.4% more in Papeete
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Papeete
Housing: pay 5.4% less in Papeete
Childcare: pay 67.3% less in Papeete
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.5% less in Papeete
Clothing: pay 5.2% more in Papeete

The cost of transportation, groceries, clothing, and restaurants in Papeete are more expensive than in Reading. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Papeete. Notably, transportation and groceries are significantly more expensive in Papeete.

Papeete vs. Reading Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Papeete instead of Reading, you would:

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pay 4.6% more for restaurants

	Reading	Papeete
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.71 £19.93	$19.58 CFPF2,019	-26.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.34 £7.72	$14.68 CFPF1,514	+41.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.99 £2.23	$3.13 CFPF323	+4.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.82 £2.11	$2.77 CFPF286	-1.7%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 79.4% more for groceries

	Reading	Papeete
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 £1.25	$0.78 CFPF81	-53.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.65 £4.21	$13.05 CFPF1,346	+131.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 £4.09	$6.30 CFPF650	+14.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.77 £2.82	$6.48 CFPF668	+71.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.82 £2.85	$7.66 CFPF790	+100.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 £1.01	$2.37 CFPF244	+75.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 £0.51	$1.22 CFPF126	+78.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 £0.95	$2.66 CFPF275	+109.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 £1.10	$3.55 CFPF366	+140.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 £0.49	$1.37 CFPF141	+109.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 £0.47	$1.22 CFPF126	+93.8%
Average			+79.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Reading	Papeete
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.08 £5.28	$5.99 CFPF618	-15.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.47 £63.78	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,772.71 £28,188.57	$19,575.51 CFPF2M	-48.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$42.89 £32.01	$205.54 CFPF21,200	+379.2%
Average			+105.2%

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pay 5.4% less for housing

	Reading	Papeete
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.91 £34.26	$68.84 CFPF7,100	+50.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,652.60 £1,233.28	$1,394.76 CFPF144K	-15.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,335.43 £996.59	$978.78 CFPF101K	-26.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$203.74 £152.05	$144.08 CFPF14,861	-29.3%
Average			-5.4%

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pay 67.3% less for childcare

	Reading	Papeete
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,780.58 £1,328.79	$489.39 CFPF50,477	-72.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,818.36 £19,267.42	$9,787.76 CFPF1M	-62.1%
Average			-67.3%

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pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Reading	Papeete
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.34 £5.48	$3.18 CFPF328	-56.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.65 £3.47	$4.04 CFPF416	-13.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$20.03 £14.95	$12.14 CFPF1,252	-39.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.25 £38.24	$88.09 CFPF9,086	+71.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.35 £9.97	$14.68 CFPF1,514	+9.9%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 5.2% more for clothing

	Reading	Papeete
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.67 £56.47	$71.74 CFPF7,400	-5.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.34 £36.08	$75.01 CFPF7,736	+55.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.06 £81.39	$81.53 CFPF8,409	-25.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.82 £72.25	$92.98 CFPF9,591	-4.0%
Average			+5.2%

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