Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 1.9% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Greece, you would:
pay 24.4% more for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.63
|
$13.07
FCFA8,221
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.73
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.99
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.28
|
$3.24
FCFA2,039
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€6.04
|
$3.37
FCFA2,117
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.75
|
$9.69
FCFA6,094
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.86
|
$2.94
FCFA1,850
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.05
|
$3.10
FCFA1,949
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.85
|
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$1.48
FCFA932
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$1.48
FCFA932
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$1.85
FCFA1,165
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
|
pay 30.9% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.24
|
$3.09
FCFA1,945
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.53
|
$26.38
FCFA16,590
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€27,149.39
|
$33,034.81
FCFA20,776,043
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.25
|
$7.35
FCFA4,624
|
|
pay 64.6% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.46
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€502.75
|
$204.24
FCFA128,447
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€376.04
|
$114.37
FCFA71,930
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€168.43
|
$41.86
FCFA26,324
|
|
pay 89.5% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€396.09
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,071.52
|
$326.78
FCFA205,515
|
|
pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.22
|
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.35
|
$5.72
FCFA3,597
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.74
|
$4.52
FCFA2,841
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.71
|
$49.02
FCFA30,827
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.46
|
$5.39
FCFA3,387
|
|
pay 70.4% more for clothing
|
Greece
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€80.19
|
$24.51
FCFA15,414
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€36.27
|
$102.12
FCFA64,224
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€79.72
|
$245.08
FCFA154,137
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€89.57
|
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
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