Cost of living comparison

 Christmas Island
compared to
 Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo vs. Christmas Island Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Christmas Island, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Christmas Island
Republic of the Congo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $13.96
FCFA8,032
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $8.94
FCFA5,141
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.88
FCFA1,084

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Christmas Island
Republic of the Congo
Bread
1 loaf
?? $2.56
FCFA1,475
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $4.20
FCFA2,418
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $7.87
FCFA4,528

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Christmas Island
Republic of the Congo
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $5.18
FCFA2,982
Monthly public transit pass ?? $22.59
FCFA12,997
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $32,895.05
FCFA18,927,008

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Christmas Island
Republic of the Congo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $75.50
FCFA43,439
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $971.39
FCFA558,911
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $357.68
FCFA205,798

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Christmas Island
Republic of the Congo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $214.14
FCFA123,214
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $5,100.00
FCFA2,934,416

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Christmas Island
Republic of the Congo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $2.76
FCFA1,591
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $4.13
FCFA2,378
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $3.75
FCFA2,158

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Christmas Island
Republic of the Congo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $35.83
FCFA20,618
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $37.92
FCFA21,816
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $92.22
FCFA53,062

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