Cost of living comparison

 Christmas Island
compared to
 Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea vs. Christmas Island Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Christmas Island, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Christmas Island
Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $13.07
FCFA7,335
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $12.25
FCFA6,877
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.23
FCFA688

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Christmas Island
Equatorial Guinea
Bread
1 loaf
?? $3.24
FCFA1,819
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $3.37
FCFA1,889
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $9.69
FCFA5,438

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Christmas Island
Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $3.09
FCFA1,735
Monthly public transit pass ?? $26.38
FCFA14,803
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $33,034.81
FCFA18,538,182

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Christmas Island
Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $16.34
FCFA9,169
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $204.24
FCFA114,612
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $114.37
FCFA64,183

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Christmas Island
Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $65.36
FCFA36,676
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $326.78
FCFA183,379

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Christmas Island
Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $1.63
FCFA917
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $5.72
FCFA3,209
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $4.52
FCFA2,535

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Christmas Island
Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $24.51
FCFA13,753
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $102.12
FCFA57,306
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $245.08
FCFA137,534

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