Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 0.0% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 6.4% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.23
|
$13.41
FCFA8,223
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.52
|
$20.95
FCFA12,848
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.47
|
$1.12
FCFA685
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$1.26
FCFA771
|
|
pay 87.3% more for groceries
Belgium
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
$3.34
FCFA2,048
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.26
|
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.51
|
$8.88
FCFA5,447
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
$2.01
FCFA1,233
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.22
|
$2.28
FCFA1,399
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$2.66
FCFA1,632
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$1.33
FCFA816
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$1.33
FCFA816
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$2.01
FCFA1,236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
|
pay 35.6% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.09
|
$3.11
FCFA1,907
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.66
|
$58.66
FCFA35,975
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,164.09
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,278,596
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.27
|
$7.54
FCFA4,625
|
|
pay 3.2% less for housing
Belgium
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.12
|
$167.61
FCFA102,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€759.83
|
$209.51
FCFA128,482
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€633.49
|
$117.33
FCFA71,950
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.18
|
$37.17
FCFA22,794
|
|
pay 88.2% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€417.83
|
$67.04
FCFA41,114
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,901.13
|
$1,173.27
FCFA719,502
|
|
pay 1.5% more for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.09
|
$0.84
FCFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.02
|
$6.70
FCFA4,111
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.55
|
$1.68
FCFA1,028
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.70
|
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.64
|
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pay 44.5% more for clothing
Belgium
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€79.01
|
$25.14
FCFA15,418
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.25
|
$81.01
FCFA49,680
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.39
|
$251.42
FCFA154,179
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€111.61
|
$75.42
FCFA46,254
|
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