Cost of living comparison

Latvia

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French Polynesia

Papeete vs. Riga Cost of Living Summary

Papeete is 40.0% more expensive than Riga.

Restaurants: pay 44.4% more in Papeete
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Papeete
Transportation: pay 29.1% less in Papeete
Housing: pay 89.8% more in Papeete
Childcare: pay 37.8% less in Papeete
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.9% more in Papeete
Clothing: pay 4.5% less in Papeete

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

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Papeete vs. Riga Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.4% more for restaurants

	Riga	Papeete
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €15.00	$18.77 CFPF2,000	+11.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.24 €8.25	$14.78 CFPF1,575	+60.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 €1.44	$2.67 CFPF285	+65.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 €1.05	$3.28 CFPF350	+178.7%
Average			+44.4%

Riga vs. Papeete - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Riga	Papeete
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.28	$2.67 CFPF285	+87.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 €4.66	$13.92 CFPF1,483	+166.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 €3.94	$5.55 CFPF591	+25.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.36	$6.27 CFPF668	+66.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.91 €3.49	$6.92 CFPF737	+76.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.89	$2.13 CFPF227	+113.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.74	$1.12 CFPF119	+35.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 €1.01	$2.98 CFPF317	+164.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 €1.25	$3.56 CFPF380	+155.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 €0.36	$1.22 CFPF130	+205.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.38	$1.01 CFPF108	+140.5%
Average			+104.8%

Riga vs. Papeete - Cost of groceries

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pay 29.1% less for transportation

	Riga	Papeete
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.75 €6.92	$5.64 CFPF601	-27.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.99	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,308.11 €24,383.33	$18,766.76 CFPF2M	-31.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.42 €10.20	??
Average			-29.1%

Riga vs. Papeete - Cost of transportation

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pay 89.8% more for housing

	Riga	Papeete
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.41 €18.23	$69.67 CFPF7,424	+241.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$582.45 €520.07	$1,337.13 CFPF142K	+129.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$385.02 €343.78	$938.34 CFPF99,981	+143.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$286.52 €255.84	$138.13 CFPF14,718	-51.8%
Average			+89.8%

Riga vs. Papeete - Cost of housing

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pay 37.8% less for childcare

	Riga	Papeete
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$645.25 €576.14	$469.17 CFPF49,990	-27.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,635.84 €15,746.98	$9,383.38 CFPF1000K	-46.8%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 14.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Riga	Papeete
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.00	$3.28 CFPF350	-41.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 €3.32	$3.40 CFPF362	-8.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €6.00	$12.86 CFPF1,370	+91.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.91 €44.56	$84.45 CFPF8,998	+69.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.75 €9.60	$14.08 CFPF1,500	+30.9%
Average			+14.9%

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pay 4.5% less for clothing

	Riga	Papeete
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.42 €61.99	$68.78 CFPF7,329	-0.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.39 €44.99	$71.91 CFPF7,662	+42.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.85 €76.65	$78.16 CFPF8,328	-8.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.10 €123.31	$89.14 CFPF9,498	-35.5%
Average			-4.5%

Riga vs. Papeete - Cost of clothing

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