Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Funafuti instead of George Town, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
George Town
|
Funafuti
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
$14.93
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
$9.95
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
$2.68
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
$2.06
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
George Town
|
Funafuti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
$3.93
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
$4.42
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
$14.50
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.81
$5.65
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
$3.79
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.42
$2.84
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$1.16
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.71
$2.25
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
$2.49
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.60
$2.16
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
$1.49
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
George Town
|
Funafuti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
$5.48
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
$24.89
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
$29,864.33
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
George Town
|
Funafuti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
$109.39
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,699.64
$2,239.83
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,899.75
$1,576.17
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
$255.59
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
George Town
|
Funafuti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
$771.50
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
$15,877.87
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Funafuti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
$5.48
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
$4.85
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
$9.95
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.79
$55.41
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
$14.93
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
George Town
|
Funafuti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
$69.68
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
$88.35
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
$150.32
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
$129.41
|
?? |
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