Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 91.4% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,602
|
$13.07
FCFA8,221
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,356
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,244
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,616
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,976
|
$3.24
FCFA2,039
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,170
|
$3.37
FCFA2,117
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,398
|
$9.69
FCFA6,094
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,021
|
$2.94
FCFA1,850
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,042
|
$3.10
FCFA1,949
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,421
|
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
$1.48
FCFA932
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,906
|
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,975
|
$1.48
FCFA932
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,267
|
$1.85
FCFA1,165
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,098
|
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
|
pay 24.1% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
$3.09
FCFA1,945
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
$26.38
FCFA16,590
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
$33,034.81
FCFA20,776,043
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
$7.35
FCFA4,624
|
|
pay 12.5% less for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG127,697
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,651,023
|
$204.24
FCFA128,447
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,037,131
|
$114.37
FCFA71,930
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG223,206
|
$41.86
FCFA26,324
|
|
pay 69.5% less for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,014,161
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,718,811
|
$326.78
FCFA205,515
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,928
|
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,900
|
$5.72
FCFA3,597
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,259
|
$4.52
FCFA2,841
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,189
|
$49.02
FCFA30,827
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,164
|
$5.39
FCFA3,387
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
$24.51
FCFA15,414
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
$102.12
FCFA64,224
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
$245.08
FCFA154,137
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
|
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