Cost of living comparison

Saint Kitts and Nevis

compared to

French Polynesia

Papeete vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost of Living Summary

Papeete is 31.1% more expensive than Saint Kitts and Nevis overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.6% more in Papeete
Groceries: pay 20.7% more in Papeete
Housing: pay 79.4% more in Papeete
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.9% more in Papeete
Clothing: pay 28.1% less in Papeete

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Papeete are more expensive than in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Papeete.

Papeete vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Papeete instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:

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pay 21.6% more for restaurants

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Papeete
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.50 EC$50.00	$19.58 CFPF2,027	+5.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.98 EC$37.77	$14.68 CFPF1,520	+5.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$3.13 CFPF324	+53.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 EC$6.17	$2.77 CFPF287	+21.5%
Average			+21.6%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Papeete - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.7% more for groceries

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Papeete
Bread 1 loaf	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.78 CFPF81	-78.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$13.05 CFPF1,351
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.25 EC$25.00	$6.30 CFPF652	-31.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 EC$15.00	$6.48 CFPF671	+16.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.20 EC$11.34	$7.66 CFPF793	+82.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 EC$5.44	$2.37 CFPF245	+17.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 EC$3.77	$1.22 CFPF126	-12.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$2.66 CFPF276
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 EC$4.54	$3.55 CFPF368	+111.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 EC$2.72	$1.37 CFPF141	+35.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$1.22 CFPF126	+45.5%
Average			+20.7%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Papeete - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Papeete
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$5.99 CFPF620
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$19,575.51 CFPF2M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$205.54 CFPF21,283

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pay 79.4% more for housing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Papeete
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$68.84 CFPF7,128
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	$1,394.76 CFPF144K	+99.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$650.00 EC$1,756.66	$978.78 CFPF101K	+50.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 EC$206.67	$144.08 CFPF14,919	+88.4%
Average			+79.4%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Papeete - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Papeete
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$489.39 CFPF50,674
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$9,787.76 CFPF1M

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pay 61.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Papeete
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$3.18 CFPF329	+43.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$4.04 CFPF418	+9.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$12.14 CFPF1,257
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$88.09 CFPF9,121
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	$14.68 CFPF1,520	+133.4%
Average			+61.9%

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pay 28.1% less for clothing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Papeete
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.81 EC$240.00	$71.74 CFPF7,429	-19.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$75.01 CFPF7,767
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.51 EC$350.00	$81.53 CFPF8,442	-37.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$92.98 CFPF9,628
Average			-28.1%

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