Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 2.4 times more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Colombia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
$10,739
|
$13.41
FCFA8,223
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
$20,847
|
$20.95
FCFA12,848
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$2,385
|
$1.12
FCFA685
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
$1,819
|
$1.26
FCFA771
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
Colombia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
$3,460
|
$3.34
FCFA2,048
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
$6,383
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
$12,989
|
$8.88
FCFA5,447
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
$6,544
|
$2.01
FCFA1,233
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
$6,165
|
$2.28
FCFA1,399
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
$3,296
|
$2.66
FCFA1,632
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
$1,164
|
$1.33
FCFA816
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
$1,457
|
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,571
|
$1.33
FCFA816
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$1,205
|
$2.01
FCFA1,236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$1,326
|
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
|
pay 45.7% more for transportation
Colombia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
$8,071
|
$3.11
FCFA1,907
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
$93,634
|
$58.66
FCFA35,975
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
$57,963,660
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,278,596
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
$44,727
|
$7.54
FCFA4,625
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Colombia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
$84,753
|
$167.61
FCFA102,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
$827,027
|
$209.51
FCFA128,482
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
$698,607
|
$117.33
FCFA71,950
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
$184,938
|
$37.17
FCFA22,794
|
|
pay 48.3% less for childcare
Colombia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
$413,712
|
$67.04
FCFA41,114
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
$11,912,080
|
$1,173.27
FCFA719,502
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
$3,552
|
$0.84
FCFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
$4,780
|
$6.70
FCFA4,111
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
$7,522
|
$1.68
FCFA1,028
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
$72,726
|
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
$11,552
|
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pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Colombia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
$160,583
|
$25.14
FCFA15,418
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
$108,348
|
$81.01
FCFA49,680
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
$239,090
|
$251.42
FCFA154,179
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
$179,063
|
$75.42
FCFA46,254
|
|
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