Cost of living comparison

Romania

compared to

French Polynesia

Papeete vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Papeete is 3.3 times more expensive than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 81.1% more in Papeete
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Papeete
Transportation: pay 10.2 times more in Papeete
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in Papeete
Childcare: pay 8.8% more in Papeete
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.0% more in Papeete
Clothing: pay 27.9% more in Papeete

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

Papeete vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.1% more for restaurants

	Romania	Papeete
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.04 RON45.46	$19.58 CFPF2,019	+94.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 RON33.85	$14.68 CFPF1,514	+96.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 RON8.78	$3.13 CFPF323	+61.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 RON7.31	$2.77 CFPF286	+71.7%
Average			+81.1%

Romania vs. Papeete - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Romania	Papeete
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 RON5.34	$0.78 CFPF81	-33.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.01 RON18.16	$13.05 CFPF1,346	+225.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.61 RON25.39	$6.30 CFPF650	+12.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 RON13.79	$6.48 CFPF668	+112.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 RON13.13	$7.66 CFPF790	+164.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.30	$2.37 CFPF244	+365.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.16	$1.22 CFPF126	+75.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.18	$2.66 CFPF275	+279.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 RON4.21	$3.55 CFPF366	+281.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 RON1.78	$1.37 CFPF141	+247.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.88	$1.22 CFPF126	+194.2%
Average			+174.9%

Romania vs. Papeete - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.2 times more for transportation

	Romania	Papeete
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.02 RON27.26	$5.99 CFPF618	-0.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.52 RON106.44	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,339.27 RON124K	$19,575.51 CFPF2M	-28.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.08 RON32.04	$205.54 CFPF21,200	+2803.4%
Average			+924.8%

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

	Romania	Papeete
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.24 RON41.82	$68.84 CFPF7,100	+645.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$390.19 RON1,766.05	$1,394.76 CFPF144K	+257.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.13 RON1,308.62	$978.78 CFPF101K	+238.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.41 RON526.88	$144.08 CFPF14,861	+23.8%
Average			+291.2%

Romania vs. Papeete - Cost of housing

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pay 8.8% more for childcare

	Romania	Papeete
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$526.34 RON2,382.25	$489.39 CFPF50,477	-7.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,853.44 RON35,545.44	$9,787.76 CFPF1M	+24.6%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 85.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Papeete
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 RON10.61	$3.18 CFPF328	+35.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.50 RON11.33	$4.04 CFPF416	+61.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.88 RON26.62	$12.14 CFPF1,252	+106.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.19 RON190.98	$88.09 CFPF9,086	+108.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.90 RON31.25	$14.68 CFPF1,514	+112.7%
Average			+85.0%

Romania vs. Papeete - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 27.9% more for clothing

	Romania	Papeete
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.67 RON301.76	$71.74 CFPF7,400	+7.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.50 RON174.25	$75.01 CFPF7,736	+94.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.13 RON353.62	$81.53 CFPF8,409	+4.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.57 RON400.89	$92.98 CFPF9,591	+5.0%
Average			+27.9%

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