Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 21.8% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Austria, you would:
pay 27.3% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€14.75
|
$13.07
FCFA8,221
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€10.19
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.98
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.30
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
pay 40.5% more for groceries
|
Austria
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.40
|
$3.24
FCFA2,039
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.81
|
$3.37
FCFA2,117
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.38
|
$9.69
FCFA6,094
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.88
|
$2.94
FCFA1,850
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.81
|
$3.10
FCFA1,949
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.11
|
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$1.48
FCFA932
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.30
|
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.81
|
$1.48
FCFA932
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$1.85
FCFA1,165
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.77
|
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
|
pay 34.3% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€6.04
|
$3.09
FCFA1,945
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€46.87
|
$26.38
FCFA16,590
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€25,686.42
|
$33,034.81
FCFA20,776,043
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€19.37
|
$7.35
FCFA4,624
|
|
pay 74.7% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€34.56
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€799.91
|
$204.24
FCFA128,447
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€675.71
|
$114.37
FCFA71,930
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€264.51
|
$41.86
FCFA26,324
|
|
pay 91.3% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€418.41
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,589.37
|
$326.78
FCFA205,515
|
|
pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.46
|
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.48
|
$5.72
FCFA3,597
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.29
|
$4.52
FCFA2,841
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€44.00
|
$49.02
FCFA30,827
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€12.06
|
$5.39
FCFA3,387
|
|
pay 52.0% more for clothing
|
Austria
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€81.60
|
$24.51
FCFA15,414
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€42.09
|
$102.12
FCFA64,224
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€84.53
|
$245.08
FCFA154,137
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€113.84
|
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
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