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
PLN36.29
|
$13.07
FCFA8,221
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
PLN30.63
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
PLN7.11
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
PLN5.86
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
PLN4.84
|
$3.24
FCFA2,039
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
PLN17.60
|
$3.37
FCFA2,117
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.64
|
$9.69
FCFA6,094
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
PLN11.97
|
$2.94
FCFA1,850
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
PLN11.02
|
$3.10
FCFA1,949
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.76
|
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
PLN2.92
|
$1.48
FCFA932
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
PLN3.09
|
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
PLN4.44
|
$1.48
FCFA932
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$1.85
FCFA1,165
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
PLN2.00
|
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
|
pay 12.8% less for transportation
|
Poland
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.07
PLN24.81
|
$3.09
FCFA1,945
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.33
PLN115.80
|
$26.38
FCFA16,590
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,111.92
PLN123,076.86
|
$33,034.81
FCFA20,776,043
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.74
PLN31.63
|
$7.35
FCFA4,624
|
|
pay 51.5% less for housing
|
Poland
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.40
PLN58.88
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.98
PLN2,460.47
|
$204.24
FCFA128,447
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.28
PLN1,954.86
|
$114.37
FCFA71,930
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.01
PLN752.13
|
$41.86
FCFA26,324
|
|
pay 87.0% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.05
PLN1,299.97
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,011.28
PLN24,570.00
|
$326.78
FCFA205,515
|
|
pay 14.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PLN12.76
|
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
PLN12.44
|
$5.72
FCFA3,597
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
PLN18.58
|
$4.52
FCFA2,841
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.52
PLN132.94
|
$49.02
FCFA30,827
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
PLN26.44
|
$5.39
FCFA3,387
|
|
pay 82.2% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.63
PLN309.13
|
$24.51
FCFA15,414
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
PLN144.10
|
$102.12
FCFA64,224
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.29
PLN320.01
|
$245.08
FCFA154,137
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.22
PLN356.51
|
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
|
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