Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 3.0 times more expensive than Equatorial Guinea.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 52.5% more for restaurants
Equatorial Guinea
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
$18.43
€17.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,763
|
$10.18
€9.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA681
|
$2.64
€2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA766
|
$2.36
€2.19
|
|
pay 26.0% less for groceries
Equatorial Guinea
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,034
|
$1.91
€1.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.70
€6.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,411
|
$3.76
€3.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,389
|
$4.52
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,621
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA810
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA810
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,227
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 99.4% more for transportation
Equatorial Guinea
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,894
|
$7.59
€7.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,735
|
$48.84
€45.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,210,042
|
$25,847.12
€24,002.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,595
|
$23.82
€22.12
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA102,100
|
$52.54
€48.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA127,626
|
$812.75
€754.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA71,470
|
$677.61
€629.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,642
|
$147.81
€137.26
|
|
pay 9.2 times more for childcare
Equatorial Guinea
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA40,840
|
$446.94
€415.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA714,703
|
$13,799.70
€12,815.09
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Equatorial Guinea
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA510
|
$4.38
€4.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,084
|
$3.23
€3.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,021
|
$8.08
€7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
$31.77
€29.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.38
€10.57
|
|
pay 44.8% more for clothing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,315
|
$84.51
€78.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,349
|
$39.84
€37.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA153,151
|
$89.20
€82.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA45,945
|
$119.38
€110.86
|
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