Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 29.7% more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 24.0% more for restaurants
|
Venezuela
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
$13.07
FCFA8,131
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
pay 83.6% more for groceries
|
Venezuela
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
$3.24
FCFA2,017
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
$3.37
FCFA2,094
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
$9.69
FCFA6,028
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
$2.94
FCFA1,830
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
$3.10
FCFA1,928
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
$1.48
FCFA922
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$1.48
FCFA922
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
$1.85
FCFA1,153
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
|
pay 3.9% less for transportation
|
Venezuela
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$3.09
FCFA1,924
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
$26.38
FCFA16,410
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
$33,034.81
FCFA20,550,441
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
$7.35
FCFA4,574
|
|
pay 21.3% more for housing
|
Venezuela
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
$204.24
FCFA127,052
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
$114.37
FCFA71,149
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
$41.86
FCFA26,038
|
|
pay 46.8% less for childcare
|
Venezuela
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$326.78
FCFA203,284
|
|
pay 50.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Venezuela
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
$5.72
FCFA3,557
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
$4.52
FCFA2,811
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
$49.02
FCFA30,493
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
$5.39
FCFA3,350
|
|
pay 79.1% more for clothing
|
Venezuela
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
$102.12
FCFA63,526
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
$245.08
FCFA152,463
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
$81.69
FCFA50,821
|
|
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