Cost of living comparison

Australia

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French Polynesia

Papeete vs. Sunshine Coast Cost of Living Summary

Papeete is 94.9% more expensive than Sunshine Coast.

Restaurants: pay 39.9% more in Papeete
Groceries: pay 67.1% more in Papeete
Transportation: pay 5.6 times more in Papeete
Housing: pay 32.4% more in Papeete
Childcare: pay 51.5% more in Papeete
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.8% more in Papeete
Clothing: pay 15.6% more in Papeete

The cost of transportation, groceries, childcare, restaurants, housing, and clothing in Papeete are more expensive than in Sunshine Coast. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Papeete.

Papeete vs. Sunshine Coast Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Papeete instead of Sunshine Coast, you would:

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pay 39.9% more for restaurants

	Sunshine Coast	Papeete
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.72 A$20.87	$19.58 CFPF2,027	+33.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.93 A$12.66	$14.68 CFPF1,520	+64.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.18 A$3.10	$3.13 CFPF324	+43.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.34 A$3.31	$2.77 CFPF287	+18.7%
Average			+39.9%

Sunshine Coast vs. Papeete - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.1% more for groceries

	Sunshine Coast	Papeete
Bread 1 loaf	$1.86 A$2.64	$0.78 CFPF81	-58.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.78 A$5.36	$13.05 CFPF1,351	+245.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 A$6.76	$6.30 CFPF652	+32.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 A$6.16	$6.48 CFPF671	+49.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.04 A$5.72	$7.66 CFPF793	+89.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.23 A$1.74	$2.37 CFPF245	+92.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 A$1.51	$1.22 CFPF126	+14.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 A$2.30	$2.66 CFPF276	+64.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 A$2.52	$3.55 CFPF368	+100.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 A$1.25	$1.37 CFPF141	+54.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 A$1.13	$1.22 CFPF126	+53.8%
Average			+67.1%

Sunshine Coast vs. Papeete - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.6 times more for transportation

	Sunshine Coast	Papeete
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 A$6.23	$5.99 CFPF620	+36.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.61 A$53.34	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,060.36 A$41,208.69	$19,575.51 CFPF2M	-32.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.01 A$19.87	$205.54 CFPF21,283	+1366.9%
Average			+456.9%

Sunshine Coast vs. Papeete - Cost of transportation

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pay 32.4% more for housing

	Sunshine Coast	Papeete
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.16 A$62.62	$68.84 CFPF7,128	+55.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,103.92 A$1,565.40	$1,394.76 CFPF144K	+26.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$945.28 A$1,340.44	$978.78 CFPF101K	+3.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.05 A$141.87	$144.08 CFPF14,919	+44.0%
Average			+32.4%

Sunshine Coast vs. Papeete - Cost of housing

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pay 51.5% more for childcare

	Sunshine Coast	Papeete
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$294.38 A$417.44	$489.39 CFPF50,674	+66.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,156.66 A$10,148.42	$9,787.76 CFPF1M	+36.8%
Average			+51.5%

Sunshine Coast vs. Papeete - Cost of childcare

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pay 0.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Sunshine Coast	Papeete
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.28	$3.18 CFPF329	-51.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.50 A$4.97	$4.04 CFPF418	+15.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.55 A$33.40	$12.14 CFPF1,257	-48.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.88 A$70.73	$88.09 CFPF9,121	+76.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.08 A$18.55	$14.68 CFPF1,520	+12.2%
Average			+0.8%

Sunshine Coast vs. Papeete - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 15.6% more for clothing

	Sunshine Coast	Papeete
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.51 A$85.81	$71.74 CFPF7,429	+18.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.28 A$68.46	$75.01 CFPF7,767	+55.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.28 A$128.01	$81.53 CFPF8,442	-9.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.86 A$134.51	$92.98 CFPF9,628	-2.0%
Average			+15.6%

Sunshine Coast vs. Papeete - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026

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