Cost of living comparison

Guernsey

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French Polynesia

Papeete vs. Saint Peter Port Cost of Living Summary

Papeete is 4.0% cheaper than Saint Peter Port.

Restaurants: pay 25.6% more in Papeete
Groceries: pay 6.2% more in Papeete
Transportation: pay 26.4% less in Papeete
Housing: pay 28.3% less in Papeete
Childcare: pay 54.2% less in Papeete
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6% more in Papeete
Clothing: pay 46.5% more in Papeete

The cost of clothing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Papeete are more expensive than in Saint Peter Port. Expenses including childcare, housing, and transportation are lower in Papeete.

Papeete vs. Saint Peter Port Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Papeete instead of Saint Peter Port, you would:

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pay 25.6% more for restaurants

	Saint Peter Port	Papeete
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.03 £14.89	$19.58 CFPF2,003	-2.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.68 £7.94	$14.68 CFPF1,502	+37.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 £2.11	$3.13 CFPF320	+10.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 £1.32	$2.77 CFPF284	+56.7%
Average			+25.6%

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pay 6.2% more for groceries

	Saint Peter Port	Papeete
Bread 1 loaf	$2.72 £2.02	$0.78 CFPF80	-71.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.34 £5.45	$13.05 CFPF1,335	+77.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.88 £6.60	$6.30 CFPF644	-29.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.63 £4.93	$6.48 CFPF663	-2.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.39 £4.75	$7.66 CFPF784	+19.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.33 £2.48	$2.37 CFPF242	-28.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 £0.65	$1.22 CFPF125	+39.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.03 £2.25	$2.66 CFPF273	-12.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.42 £1.80	$3.55 CFPF363	+46.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 £0.90	$1.37 CFPF140	+12.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 £0.79	$1.22 CFPF125	+15.2%
Average			+6.2%

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pay 26.4% less for transportation

	Saint Peter Port	Papeete
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.14 £6.05	$5.99 CFPF613	-26.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$19,575.51 CFPF2M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$205.54 CFPF21,030
Average			-26.4%

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pay 28.3% less for housing

	Saint Peter Port	Papeete
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$80.13 £59.56	$68.84 CFPF7,043	-14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,359.26 £1,753.77	$1,394.76 CFPF143K	-40.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,170.08 £1,613.14	$978.78 CFPF100K	-54.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$148.83 £110.63	$144.08 CFPF14,741	-3.2%
Average			-28.3%

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pay 54.2% less for childcare

	Saint Peter Port	Papeete
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,602.52 £1,191.24	$489.39 CFPF50,071	-69.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,025.19 £11,912.42	$9,787.76 CFPF1M	-38.9%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 2.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Peter Port	Papeete
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.01 £4.47	$3.18 CFPF325	-47.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.41 £3.28	$4.04 CFPF413	-8.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$20.03 £14.89	$12.14 CFPF1,242	-39.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.55 £41.30	$88.09 CFPF9,013	+58.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.85 £7.32	$14.68 CFPF1,502	+49.1%
Average			+2.6%

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pay 46.5% more for clothing

	Saint Peter Port	Papeete
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.16 £74.45	$71.74 CFPF7,340	-28.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.71 £19.85	$75.01 CFPF7,674	+180.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.48 £69.49	$81.53 CFPF8,342	-12.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$92.98 CFPF9,513
Average			+46.5%

Saint Peter Port vs. Papeete - Cost of clothing

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