Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 2.9 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.96
EGP195.38
|
$13.07
FCFA8,131
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP238.78
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.08
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.07
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP37.37
|
$3.24
FCFA2,017
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP87.11
|
$3.37
FCFA2,094
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP162.81
|
$9.69
FCFA6,028
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP76.13
|
$2.94
FCFA1,830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP97.21
|
$3.10
FCFA1,928
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP30.39
|
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.58
|
$1.48
FCFA922
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.25
|
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP8.80
|
$1.48
FCFA922
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.20
|
$1.85
FCFA1,153
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.16
|
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP48.36
|
$3.09
FCFA1,924
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP592.81
|
$26.38
FCFA16,410
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,439,048.80
|
$33,034.81
FCFA20,550,441
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP131.01
|
$7.35
FCFA4,574
|
|
pay 92.4% more for housing
Egypt
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP376.42
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,173.43
|
$204.24
FCFA127,052
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,484.88
|
$114.37
FCFA71,149
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP585.03
|
$41.86
FCFA26,038
|
|
pay 39.8% less for childcare
Egypt
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,285.70
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP72,693.85
|
$326.78
FCFA203,284
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP88.50
|
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP67.96
|
$5.72
FCFA3,557
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP91.33
|
$4.52
FCFA2,811
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,079.25
|
$49.02
FCFA30,493
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP132.20
|
$5.39
FCFA3,350
|
|
pay 97.0% more for clothing
Egypt
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,157.14
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,393.52
|
$102.12
FCFA63,526
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,796.45
|
$245.08
FCFA152,463
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,825.51
|
$81.69
FCFA50,821
|
|
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