Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 3.4 times more expensive than Equatorial Guinea.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 17.8% less for restaurants
Equatorial Guinea
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.28
FCFA8,004
|
$10.94
€10.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.59
FCFA10,005
|
$8.34
€7.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
FCFA1,000
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA750
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
pay 51.0% less for groceries
Equatorial Guinea
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.29
FCFA1,985
|
$1.52
€1.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.43
€4.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.84
FCFA5,933
|
$3.81
€3.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.99
FCFA1,801
|
$2.88
€2.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.25
€2.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA908
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA908
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
FCFA1,135
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
pay 76.3% more for transportation
Equatorial Guinea
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.14
FCFA1,894
|
$6.92
€6.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.18
€35.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,478.09
€29,852.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.47
FCFA4,502
|
$9.87
€9.07
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.59
FCFA10,005
|
$40.03
€36.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.42
FCFA125,061
|
$868.97
€798.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.16
FCFA70,034
|
$680.04
€625.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.51
FCFA25,630
|
$91.68
€84.27
|
|
pay 14.7 times more for childcare
Equatorial Guinea
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.38
FCFA40,019
|
$397.00
€364.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$331.88
FCFA200,097
|
$7,801.09
€7,170.37
|
|
pay 17.3% less for entertainment and sports
Equatorial Guinea
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
FCFA1,000
|
$2.32
€2.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.64
FCFA4,002
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.63
€5.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.78
FCFA30,015
|
$40.44
€37.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.87
€7.23
|
|
pay 19.2% more for clothing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.89
FCFA15,007
|
$73.48
€67.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$103.71
FCFA62,530
|
$33.58
€30.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$248.91
FCFA150,073
|
$79.41
€72.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.97
FCFA50,024
|
$97.29
€89.42
|
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