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Papeete vs. Royal Leamington Spa Cost of Living Summary

Papeete is 55.8% more expensive than Royal Leamington Spa.

Restaurants: pay 40.5% more in Papeete
Groceries: pay 74.2% more in Papeete
Transportation: pay 4.2 times more in Papeete
Housing: pay 4.5% more in Papeete
Childcare: pay 56.2% less in Papeete
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0% less in Papeete
Clothing: pay 13.2% more in Papeete

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

Papeete vs. Royal Leamington Spa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Papeete instead of Royal Leamington Spa, you would:

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pay 40.5% more for restaurants

	Royal Leamington Spa	Papeete
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.03 £15.14	$19.58 CFPF2,036	-2.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 £7.06	$14.68 CFPF1,527	+57.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 £1.74	$3.13 CFPF326	+36.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 £1.23	$2.77 CFPF288	+70.8%
Average			+40.5%

Royal Leamington Spa vs. Papeete - Cost of restaurants

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pay 74.2% more for groceries

	Royal Leamington Spa	Papeete
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 £1.32	$0.78 CFPF81	-55.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.93 £4.48	$13.05 CFPF1,357	+119.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.07 £4.58	$6.30 CFPF655	+3.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.85 £2.91	$6.48 CFPF674	+68.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.76 £2.84	$7.66 CFPF797	+103.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 £0.83	$2.37 CFPF246	+116.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 £0.61	$1.22 CFPF127	+51.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 £0.85	$2.66 CFPF277	+136.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.54 £1.16	$3.55 CFPF369	+131.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 £0.55	$1.37 CFPF142	+88.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 £0.61	$1.22 CFPF127	+52.1%
Average			+74.2%

Royal Leamington Spa vs. Papeete - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.2 times more for transportation

	Royal Leamington Spa	Papeete
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.22 £5.45	$5.99 CFPF623	-17.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.42 £40.36	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,772.71 £28,542.16	$19,575.51 CFPF2M	-48.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.39 £13.90	$205.54 CFPF21,380	+1017.6%
Average			+317.5%

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pay 4.5% more for housing

	Royal Leamington Spa	Papeete
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.84 £30.10	$68.84 CFPF7,160	+72.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,502.36 £1,135.23	$1,394.76 CFPF145K	-7.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,268.66 £958.64	$978.78 CFPF102K	-22.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$191.31 £144.56	$144.08 CFPF14,987	-24.7%
Average			+4.5%

Royal Leamington Spa vs. Papeete - Cost of housing

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pay 56.2% less for childcare

	Royal Leamington Spa	Papeete
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,368.82 £1,034.32	$489.39 CFPF50,904	-64.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,918.63 £14,295.46	$9,787.76 CFPF1M	-48.3%
Average			-56.2%

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pay 3.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Royal Leamington Spa	Papeete
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.68 £5.05	$3.18 CFPF331	-52.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.57 £3.45	$4.04 CFPF420	-11.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.03 £12.87	$12.14 CFPF1,262	-28.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.42 £39.61	$88.09 CFPF9,163	+68.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.35 £10.09	$14.68 CFPF1,527	+9.9%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 13.2% more for clothing

	Royal Leamington Spa	Papeete
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.58 £73.73	$71.74 CFPF7,463	-26.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.26 £26.64	$75.01 CFPF7,802	+112.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.18 £87.79	$81.53 CFPF8,481	-29.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.49 £72.91	$92.98 CFPF9,672	-3.6%
Average			+13.2%

Royal Leamington Spa vs. Papeete - Cost of clothing

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