Cost of living comparison

 New Caledonia
compared to
 Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea vs. New Caledonia Cost of Living Summary
Equatorial Guinea vs. New Caledonia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of New Caledonia, you would:

pay 19.6% less for restaurants

 
New Caledonia
Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.72
CFPF1,653
$13.07
FCFA7,556
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.47
CFPF1,417
$12.25
FCFA7,084
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.54
CFPF268
$1.23
FCFA708

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pay 2.1% less for groceries

 
New Caledonia
Equatorial Guinea
Bread
1 loaf
$2.56
CFPF269
$3.24
FCFA1,874
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.19
CFPF861
$3.37
FCFA1,946
Milk (1 gallon) $4.15
CFPF436
$9.69
FCFA5,601

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pay 35.4% less for transportation

 
New Caledonia
Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.77
CFPF607
$3.09
FCFA1,788
Monthly public transit pass $57.93
CFPF6,092
$26.38
FCFA15,249
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,659.34
CFPF3,329,292
$33,034.81
FCFA19,095,948

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pay 74.7% less for housing

 
New Caledonia
Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$54.97
CFPF5,780
$16.34
FCFA9,445
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $740.96
CFPF77,920
$204.24
FCFA118,060
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $655.64
CFPF68,947
$114.37
FCFA66,114

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pay 91.1% less for childcare

 
New Caledonia
Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $730.48
CFPF76,818
$65.36
FCFA37,779
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $326.78
FCFA188,896

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pay 46.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
New Caledonia
Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $10.33
CFPF1,086
$1.63
FCFA944
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.75
CFPF604
$5.72
FCFA3,306
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$17.78
CFPF1,870
$4.52
FCFA2,612

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pay 12.4% more for clothing

 
New Caledonia
Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$98.80
CFPF10,389
$24.51
FCFA14,167
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$59.88
CFPF6,297
$102.12
FCFA59,030
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$114.51
CFPF12,042
$245.08
FCFA141,672

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