Cost of living comparison
Albania is 89.4% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea.
If you lived in Albania instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 37.5% less for restaurants
Equatorial Guinea
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.28
FCFA8,004
|
$7.46
ALL688
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.59
FCFA10,005
|
$6.30
ALL581
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
FCFA1,000
|
$1.58
ALL145
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA750
|
$0.76
ALL70
|
|
pay 53.1% less for groceries
Equatorial Guinea
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.29
FCFA1,985
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.90
ALL452
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.84
FCFA5,933
|
$6.95
ALL641
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.99
FCFA1,801
|
$3.29
ALL303
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.21
ALL296
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
$0.62
ALL57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA908
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
$0.72
ALL66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA908
|
$0.64
ALL59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
FCFA1,135
|
$0.46
ALL42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
$0.48
ALL44
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Equatorial Guinea
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.14
FCFA1,894
|
$7.84
ALL722
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.59
ALL1,436
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,451.57
ALL2,806,055
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.47
FCFA4,502
|
$29.40
ALL2,709
|
|
pay 57.9% more for housing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.59
FCFA10,005
|
$15.91
ALL1,466
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.42
FCFA125,061
|
$333.93
ALL30,771
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.16
FCFA70,034
|
$252.77
ALL23,292
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.51
FCFA25,630
|
$66.76
ALL6,152
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Equatorial Guinea
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.38
FCFA40,019
|
$144.51
ALL13,316
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$331.88
FCFA200,097
|
$2,989.15
ALL275,444
|
|
pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports
Equatorial Guinea
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
FCFA1,000
|
$2.48
ALL229
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.64
FCFA4,002
|
$1.54
ALL142
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.54
ALL326
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.78
FCFA30,015
|
$36.41
ALL3,355
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.18
ALL754
|
|
pay 4.0% less for clothing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.89
FCFA15,007
|
$45.87
ALL4,227
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$103.71
FCFA62,530
|
$44.92
ALL4,139
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$248.91
FCFA150,073
|
$78.19
ALL7,205
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.97
FCFA50,024
|
$103.69
ALL9,555
|
|
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