Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 4.2% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 67.0% more for restaurants
|
Cabo Verde
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.10
CVE539.43
|
$13.07
FCFA8,221
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
CVE513.74
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
CVE228.03
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
CVE125.89
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
pay 36.5% more for groceries
|
Cabo Verde
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
CVE265.47
|
$3.24
FCFA2,039
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.73
CVE710.86
|
$3.37
FCFA2,117
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.01
CVE529.94
|
$9.69
FCFA6,094
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
CVE296.43
|
$2.94
FCFA1,850
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
CVE347.80
|
$3.10
FCFA1,949
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.61
CVE170.15
|
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
CVE123.21
|
$1.48
FCFA932
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
CVE147.59
|
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
CVE207.20
|
$1.48
FCFA932
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
CVE113.02
|
$1.85
FCFA1,165
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
CVE91.66
|
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
|
pay 25.1% less for transportation
|
Cabo Verde
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.45
CVE682.01
|
$3.09
FCFA1,945
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.28
CVE2,671.46
|
$26.38
FCFA16,590
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE3,082,451.51
|
$33,034.81
FCFA20,776,043
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.51
CVE2,273.31
|
$7.35
FCFA4,624
|
|
pay 63.1% less for housing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.24
CVE6,049.31
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.70
CVE50,273.72
|
$204.24
FCFA128,447
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.12
CVE37,002.05
|
$114.37
FCFA71,930
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.76
CVE10,225.44
|
$41.86
FCFA26,324
|
|
pay 70.2% less for childcare
|
Cabo Verde
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.23
CVE14,397.18
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,824.32
CVE298,484.05
|
$326.78
FCFA205,515
|
|
pay 32.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cabo Verde
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.70
CVE285.13
|
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.80
CVE189.97
|
$5.72
FCFA3,597
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE462.37
|
$4.52
FCFA2,841
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.16
CVE4,666.49
|
$49.02
FCFA30,827
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.78
CVE821.99
|
$5.39
FCFA3,387
|
|
pay 52.0% more for clothing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
CVE4,880.55
|
$24.51
FCFA15,414
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.75
CVE4,623.68
|
$102.12
FCFA64,224
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.36
CVE9,761.10
|
$245.08
FCFA154,137
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.83
CVE15,412.26
|
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
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