Equatorial Guinea is 37.6% more expensive than Nicaragua.

If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Nicaragua, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

 
Nicaragua
Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.15
NIO153.25
$13.07
FCFA8,131
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.48
NIO202.17
$12.25
FCFA7,623
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.95
NIO35.12
$1.23
FCFA762

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pay 79.7% more for groceries

 
Nicaragua
Equatorial Guinea
Bread
1 loaf
$1.43
NIO52.91
$3.24
FCFA2,017
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.35
NIO86.84
$3.37
FCFA2,094
Milk (1 gallon) $4.24
NIO156.49
$9.69
FCFA6,028

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pay 16.4% more for transportation

 
Nicaragua
Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.15
NIO190.00
$3.09
FCFA1,924
Monthly public transit pass $30.05
NIO1,109.10
$26.38
FCFA16,410
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,168.72
NIO670,548.20
$33,034.81
FCFA20,550,441

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pay 44.4% less for housing

 
Nicaragua
Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$44.72
NIO1,650.61
$16.34
FCFA10,164
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $308.00
NIO11,367.35
$204.24
FCFA127,052
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $281.86
NIO10,402.62
$114.37
FCFA71,149

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pay 69.3% less for childcare

 
Nicaragua
Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $112.78
NIO4,162.26
$65.36
FCFA40,657
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,900.00
NIO365,376.71
$326.78
FCFA203,284

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pay 59.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Nicaragua
Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.22
NIO44.94
$1.63
FCFA1,016
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.28
NIO84.14
$5.72
FCFA3,557
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.97
NIO109.47
$4.52
FCFA2,811

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

 
Nicaragua
Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$42.40
NIO1,564.92
$24.51
FCFA15,246
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.36
NIO1,489.51
$102.12
FCFA63,526
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$58.79
NIO2,169.81
$245.08
FCFA152,463

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