Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 2.1 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Ghana
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.70
GHS58.47
|
$13.07
FCFA8,230
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.51
GHS87.11
|
$12.25
FCFA7,716
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
GHS9.40
|
$1.23
FCFA772
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
GHS3.89
|
$1.23
FCFA772
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Ghana
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
GHS24.06
|
$3.24
FCFA2,041
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.18
GHS50.24
|
$3.37
FCFA2,119
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.96
GHS141.70
|
$9.69
FCFA6,101
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
GHS34.87
|
$2.94
FCFA1,852
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
GHS32.88
|
$3.10
FCFA1,951
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
GHS15.99
|
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
GHS7.65
|
$1.48
FCFA933
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS9.40
|
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GHS16.46
|
$1.48
FCFA933
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
GHS15.49
|
$1.85
FCFA1,167
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
GHS11.59
|
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
|
pay 84.8% more for transportation
|
Ghana
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
GHS66.92
|
$3.09
FCFA1,947
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.38
GHS417.16
|
$26.38
FCFA16,610
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS126,500.00
|
$33,034.81
FCFA20,799,974
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
GHS169.80
|
$7.35
FCFA4,629
|
|
pay 27.4% less for housing
|
Ghana
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.21
GHS683.27
|
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.15
GHS9,916.77
|
$204.24
FCFA128,595
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.15
GHS1,773.41
|
$114.37
FCFA72,013
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.41
GHS559.96
|
$41.86
FCFA26,354
|
|
pay 40.2% less for childcare
|
Ghana
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.02
GHS901.56
|
$65.36
FCFA41,150
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,571.37
GHS103,909.74
|
$326.78
FCFA205,752
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ghana
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
GHS14.98
|
$1.63
FCFA1,029
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
GHS26.65
|
$5.72
FCFA3,601
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS18.92
|
$4.52
FCFA2,845
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.36
GHS511.63
|
$49.02
FCFA30,863
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.33
GHS147.55
|
$5.39
FCFA3,391
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for clothing
|
Ghana
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.87
GHS235.21
|
$24.51
FCFA15,431
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.10
GHS317.86
|
$102.12
FCFA64,298
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.71
GHS517.19
|
$245.08
FCFA154,314
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.57
GHS546.57
|
$81.69
FCFA51,438
|
|
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