Cost of living comparison

Albania

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French Polynesia

Papeete vs. Tirana Cost of Living Summary

Papeete is 84.3% more expensive than Tirana.

Restaurants: pay 76.2% more in Papeete
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Papeete
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Papeete
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Papeete
Childcare: pay 62.5% more in Papeete
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.4% more in Papeete
Clothing: pay 2.4% more in Papeete

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

Papeete vs. Tirana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 76.2% more for restaurants

	Tirana	Papeete
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.05 ALL988	$19.58 CFPF2,003	+62.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.05 ALL988	$14.68 CFPF1,502	+21.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 ALL167	$3.13 CFPF320	+53.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 ALL85	$2.77 CFPF284	+167.1%
Average			+76.2%

Tirana vs. Papeete - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Tirana	Papeete
Bread 1 loaf	$1.15 ALL94	$0.78 CFPF80	-31.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.73 ALL552	$13.05 CFPF1,335	+93.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.27 ALL678	$6.30 CFPF644	-23.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.21 ALL345	$6.48 CFPF663	+53.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.67 ALL301	$7.66 CFPF784	+108.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 ALL63	$2.37 CFPF242	+207.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 ALL104	$1.22 CFPF125	-4.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 ALL80	$2.66 CFPF273	+173.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 ALL72	$3.55 CFPF363	+302.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 ALL50	$1.37 CFPF140	+124.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 ALL49	$1.22 CFPF125	+104.1%
Average			+100.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Tirana	Papeete
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.19 ALL672	$5.99 CFPF613	-26.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.28 ALL1,581	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,989.79 ALL3M	$19,575.51 CFPF2M	-44.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.54 ALL2,668	$205.54 CFPF21,030	+531.7%
Average			+153.6%

Tirana vs. Papeete - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Tirana	Papeete
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.93 ALL1,552	$68.84 CFPF7,043	+263.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$838.35 ALL68,750	$1,394.76 CFPF143K	+66.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$548.59 ALL44,988	$978.78 CFPF100K	+78.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$87.73 ALL7,195	$144.08 CFPF14,741	+64.2%
Average			+118.2%

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pay 62.5% more for childcare

	Tirana	Papeete
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$312.88 ALL25,658	$489.39 CFPF50,071	+56.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,810.16 ALL476K	$9,787.76 CFPF1M	+68.5%
Average			+62.5%

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pay 76.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Tirana	Papeete
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.01 ALL247	$3.18 CFPF325	+5.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.11 ALL173	$4.04 CFPF413	+91.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.46 ALL366	$12.14 CFPF1,242	+172.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.65 ALL4,810	$88.09 CFPF9,013	+50.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.04 ALL741	$14.68 CFPF1,502	+62.4%
Average			+76.4%

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pay 2.4% more for clothing

	Tirana	Papeete
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.30 ALL5,601	$71.74 CFPF7,340	+5.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.45 ALL3,891	$75.01 CFPF7,674	+58.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.71 ALL8,833	$81.53 CFPF8,342	-24.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.74 ALL10,803	$92.98 CFPF9,513	-29.4%
Average			+2.4%

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