Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 40.2% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.71
F CFA2,240
|
$13.28
FCFA8,004
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.49
F CFA5,724
|
$16.59
FCFA10,005
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$1.66
FCFA1,000
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
F CFA421
|
$1.24
FCFA750
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
F CFA404
|
$3.29
FCFA1,985
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.29
F CFA4,396
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.65
F CFA5,213
|
$9.84
FCFA5,933
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
F CFA1,299
|
$2.99
FCFA1,801
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
F CFA2,286
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
F CFA780
|
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA247
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
F CFA457
|
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA356
|
$1.88
FCFA1,135
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
F CFA389
|
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
|
pay 44.4% less for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
F CFA3,105
|
$3.14
FCFA1,894
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,718.07
F CFA17,917,704
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.86
F CFA8,959
|
$7.47
FCFA4,502
|
|
pay 67.5% less for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.80
F CFA33,645
|
$16.59
FCFA10,005
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$722.31
F CFA435,500
|
$207.42
FCFA125,061
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.48
F CFA196,242
|
$116.16
FCFA70,034
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.36
F CFA71,363
|
$42.51
FCFA25,630
|
|
pay 70.6% less for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.58
F CFA82,952
|
$66.38
FCFA40,019
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,136.91
F CFA1,891,313
|
$331.88
FCFA200,097
|
|
pay 66.8% more for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA597
|
$1.66
FCFA1,000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
F CFA1,518
|
$6.64
FCFA4,002
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.94
F CFA43,376
|
$49.78
FCFA30,015
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
?? | |
pay 89.2% more for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.62
F CFA35,946
|
$24.89
FCFA15,007
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.24
F CFA24,264
|
$103.71
FCFA62,530
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
F CFA40,669
|
$248.91
FCFA150,073
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.90
F CFA56,615
|
$82.97
FCFA50,024
|
|
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