Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 88.4% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.05
BYN26.24
|
$13.07
FCFA8,221
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.72
BYN15.40
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
BYN2.04
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.35
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
BYN1.88
|
$3.24
FCFA2,039
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.92
BYN9.52
|
$3.37
FCFA2,117
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
BYN8.22
|
$9.69
FCFA6,094
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
BYN4.00
|
$2.94
FCFA1,850
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
BYN5.29
|
$3.10
FCFA1,949
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
BYN1.54
|
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
BYN2.36
|
$1.48
FCFA932
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.43
|
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BYN2.84
|
$1.48
FCFA932
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$1.85
FCFA1,165
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BYN0.83
|
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
|
pay 77.4% more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
BYN9.16
|
$3.09
FCFA1,945
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.76
BYN41.60
|
$26.38
FCFA16,590
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,579.62
BYN54,041.28
|
$33,034.81
FCFA20,776,043
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
BYN12.39
|
$7.35
FCFA4,624
|
|
pay 1.1% more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.23
BYN33.36
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.08
BYN857.50
|
$204.24
FCFA128,447
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.05
BYN567.31
|
$114.37
FCFA71,930
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.27
BYN134.52
|
$41.86
FCFA26,324
|
|
pay 86.8% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.44
BYN982.54
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,103.87
BYN23,155.08
|
$326.78
FCFA205,515
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
BYN3.64
|
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
BYN4.82
|
$5.72
FCFA3,597
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
BYN5.35
|
$4.52
FCFA2,841
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.35
BYN102.20
|
$49.02
FCFA30,827
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.68
BYN11.98
|
$5.39
FCFA3,387
|
|
pay 74.0% more for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.42
BYN193.69
|
$24.51
FCFA15,414
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.14
BYN121.05
|
$102.12
FCFA64,224
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.71
BYN282.63
|
$245.08
FCFA154,137
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.07
BYN274.02
|
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
|
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