Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 18.7% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Poland, you would:
pay 16.6% more for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.88
PLN36.37
|
$13.07
FCFA8,131
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
PLN30.70
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
PLN7.13
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
PLN5.87
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
PLN4.85
|
$3.24
FCFA2,017
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
PLN17.64
|
$3.37
FCFA2,094
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.68
|
$9.69
FCFA6,028
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
PLN11.99
|
$2.94
FCFA1,830
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
PLN11.04
|
$3.10
FCFA1,928
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.76
|
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
PLN2.93
|
$1.48
FCFA922
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
PLN3.10
|
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
PLN4.45
|
$1.48
FCFA922
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$1.85
FCFA1,153
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
PLN2.00
|
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
|
pay 12.8% less for transportation
|
Poland
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.07
PLN24.87
|
$3.09
FCFA1,924
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.33
PLN116.07
|
$26.38
FCFA16,410
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,111.92
PLN123,360.21
|
$33,034.81
FCFA20,550,441
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.74
PLN31.71
|
$7.35
FCFA4,574
|
|
pay 51.5% less for housing
|
Poland
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.40
PLN59.01
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.98
PLN2,466.13
|
$204.24
FCFA127,052
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.28
PLN1,959.36
|
$114.37
FCFA71,149
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.01
PLN753.86
|
$41.86
FCFA26,038
|
|
pay 87.0% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.05
PLN1,302.96
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,011.28
PLN24,626.56
|
$326.78
FCFA203,284
|
|
pay 14.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PLN12.78
|
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
PLN12.47
|
$5.72
FCFA3,557
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
PLN18.63
|
$4.52
FCFA2,811
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.52
PLN133.24
|
$49.02
FCFA30,493
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
PLN26.50
|
$5.39
FCFA3,350
|
|
pay 82.2% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.63
PLN309.84
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
PLN144.44
|
$102.12
FCFA63,526
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.29
PLN320.75
|
$245.08
FCFA152,463
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.22
PLN357.33
|
$81.69
FCFA50,821
|
|
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