Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 2.2 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,514
|
$13.07
FCFA8,230
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,667
|
$12.25
FCFA7,716
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS462
|
$1.23
FCFA772
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS292
|
$1.23
FCFA772
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS556
|
$3.24
FCFA2,041
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,119
|
$3.37
FCFA2,119
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,389
|
$9.69
FCFA6,101
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,262
|
$2.94
FCFA1,852
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,527
|
$3.10
FCFA1,951
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS987
|
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS505
|
$1.48
FCFA933
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS752
|
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$1.48
FCFA933
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS343
|
$1.85
FCFA1,167
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,356
|
$3.09
FCFA1,947
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,288
|
$26.38
FCFA16,610
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,286,125
|
$33,034.81
FCFA20,799,974
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,248
|
$7.35
FCFA4,629
|
|
pay 13.0% less for housing
|
Somalia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,502
|
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,440
|
$204.24
FCFA128,595
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,340
|
$114.37
FCFA72,013
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,900
|
$41.86
FCFA26,354
|
|
pay 18.8% less for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,552
|
$65.36
FCFA41,150
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS424,339
|
$326.78
FCFA205,752
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS4,000
|
$1.63
FCFA1,029
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS706
|
$5.72
FCFA3,601
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS769
|
$4.52
FCFA2,845
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,145
|
$49.02
FCFA30,863
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
$5.39
FCFA3,391
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,636
|
$24.51
FCFA15,431
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,208
|
$102.12
FCFA64,298
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,796
|
$245.08
FCFA154,314
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,162
|
$81.69
FCFA51,438
|
|
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