Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 18.5% cheaper than New Caledonia.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of New Caledonia, you would:
pay 10.9% more for restaurants
New Caledonia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
CFPF2,042
|
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.06
CFPF1,225
|
$20.95
FCFA12,763
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
CFPF261
|
$1.12
FCFA681
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
CFPF104
|
$1.26
FCFA766
|
|
pay 1.7% more for groceries
New Caledonia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
CFPF245
|
$3.34
FCFA2,034
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
CFPF739
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
CFPF453
|
$8.88
FCFA5,411
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.19
CFPF686
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.02
CFPF889
|
$2.28
FCFA1,389
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
CFPF184
|
$2.66
FCFA1,621
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.06
CFPF339
|
$1.33
FCFA810
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
CFPF330
|
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.82
CFPF313
|
$1.33
FCFA810
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
CFPF168
|
$2.01
FCFA1,227
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
CFPF151
|
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
|
pay 36.2% less for transportation
New Caledonia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
CFPF553
|
$3.11
FCFA1,894
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.27
CFPF8,342
|
$58.66
FCFA35,735
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,747.83
CFPF2,964,126
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,210,042
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.44
CFPF1,600
|
$7.54
FCFA4,595
|
|
pay 0.6% less for housing
New Caledonia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
CFPF5,616
|
$167.61
FCFA102,100
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.35
CFPF87,806
|
$209.51
FCFA127,626
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$672.58
CFPF74,533
|
$117.33
FCFA71,470
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.01
CFPF17,843
|
$37.17
FCFA22,642
|
|
pay 91.1% less for childcare
New Caledonia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$749.36
CFPF83,042
|
$67.04
FCFA40,840
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,173.27
FCFA714,703
|
|
pay 37.6% less for entertainment and sports
New Caledonia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.29
CFPF919
|
$0.84
FCFA510
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CFPF577
|
$6.70
FCFA4,084
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.97
CFPF1,991
|
$1.68
FCFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.52
CFPF5,488
|
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.75
CFPF1,302
|
?? | |
pay 23.4% more for clothing
New Caledonia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.74
CFPF10,721
|
$25.14
FCFA15,315
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.56
CFPF7,487
|
$81.01
FCFA49,349
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.22
CFPF9,444
|
$251.42
FCFA153,151
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.81
CFPF15,826
|
$75.42
FCFA45,945
|
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