Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 36.4% more expensive than Ecuador.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Ecuador
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
|
$13.07
FCFA8,164
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
|
$12.25
FCFA7,654
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$1.23
FCFA765
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
|
$1.23
FCFA765
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Ecuador
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
|
$3.24
FCFA2,025
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$3.37
FCFA2,102
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.18
|
$9.69
FCFA6,052
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
|
$2.94
FCFA1,837
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
|
$3.10
FCFA1,936
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
|
$2.22
FCFA1,389
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$1.48
FCFA926
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$2.22
FCFA1,389
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
|
$1.48
FCFA926
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$1.85
FCFA1,157
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$2.22
FCFA1,389
|
|
pay 8.8% more for transportation
|
Ecuador
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
|
$3.09
FCFA1,932
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.42
|
$26.38
FCFA16,477
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,111.11
|
$33,034.81
FCFA20,633,606
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.51
|
$7.35
FCFA4,592
|
|
pay 33.5% less for housing
|
Ecuador
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.71
|
$16.34
FCFA10,205
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$344.59
|
$204.24
FCFA127,567
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.18
|
$114.37
FCFA71,437
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.19
|
$41.86
FCFA26,144
|
|
pay 82.2% less for childcare
|
Ecuador
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.49
|
$65.36
FCFA40,821
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.83
|
$326.78
FCFA204,106
|
|
pay 25.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ecuador
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
|
$1.63
FCFA1,021
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
|
$5.72
FCFA3,572
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
|
$4.52
FCFA2,822
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.03
|
$49.02
FCFA30,616
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.55
|
$5.39
FCFA3,364
|
|
pay 58.0% more for clothing
|
Ecuador
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.26
|
$24.51
FCFA15,308
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.74
|
$102.12
FCFA63,783
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.54
|
$245.08
FCFA153,080
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.58
|
$81.69
FCFA51,027
|
|
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