Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 58.2% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 90.1% more for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY237.84
|
$13.07
FCFA8,131
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY237.88
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY40.41
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.56
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY34.94
|
$3.24
FCFA2,017
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY171.09
|
$3.37
FCFA2,094
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY108.47
|
$9.69
FCFA6,028
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY48.13
|
$2.94
FCFA1,830
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY82.53
|
$3.10
FCFA1,928
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY12.73
|
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY30.04
|
$1.48
FCFA922
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.32
|
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.55
|
$1.48
FCFA922
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.53
|
$1.85
FCFA1,153
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.32
|
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
|
pay 0.6% less for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY151.42
|
$3.09
FCFA1,924
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY663.19
|
$26.38
FCFA16,410
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,542,637.34
|
$33,034.81
FCFA20,550,441
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY216.59
|
$7.35
FCFA4,574
|
|
pay 20.3% less for housing
|
Turkey
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY389.16
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,241.19
|
$204.24
FCFA127,052
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,581.74
|
$114.37
FCFA71,149
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,530.36
|
$41.86
FCFA26,038
|
|
pay 89.7% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,063.47
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY237,247.65
|
$326.78
FCFA203,284
|
|
pay 51.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY87.51
|
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY90.23
|
$5.72
FCFA3,557
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY65.77
|
$4.52
FCFA2,811
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,250.73
|
$49.02
FCFA30,493
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY175.56
|
$5.39
FCFA3,350
|
|
pay 73.8% more for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,471.12
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,402.40
|
$102.12
FCFA63,526
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,041.94
|
$245.08
FCFA152,463
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,560.40
|
$81.69
FCFA50,821
|
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