Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 3.1 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of India, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
India
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.48
₹206.86
|
$13.28
FCFA8,004
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.94
₹328.36
|
$16.59
FCFA10,005
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₹32.70
|
$1.66
FCFA1,000
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.23
|
$1.24
FCFA750
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for groceries
India
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹38.59
|
$3.29
FCFA1,985
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
₹213.00
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹212.88
|
$9.84
FCFA5,933
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.93
₹77.14
|
$2.99
FCFA1,801
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.21
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
₹71.21
|
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
₹25.99
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.19
|
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.07
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.24
|
$1.88
FCFA1,135
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
₹14.37
|
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
|
pay 59.2% more for transportation
India
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₹390.31
|
$3.14
FCFA1,894
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
₹836.34
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,372.81
₹1,113,962.64
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.97
₹247.46
|
$7.47
FCFA4,502
|
|
pay 61.8% more for housing
India
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.66
₹638.26
|
$16.59
FCFA10,005
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.15
₹11,341.44
|
$207.42
FCFA125,061
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$88.97
₹7,410.91
|
$116.16
FCFA70,034
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.75
₹2,394.87
|
$42.51
FCFA25,630
|
|
pay 33.1% less for childcare
India
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.47
₹4,870.64
|
$66.38
FCFA40,019
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,644.63
₹136,998.26
|
$331.88
FCFA200,097
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹153.17
|
$1.66
FCFA1,000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹132.81
|
$6.64
FCFA4,002
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.63
₹302.69
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.08
₹1,339.55
|
$49.78
FCFA30,015
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₹281.43
|
?? | |
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
India
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.53
₹1,959.89
|
$24.89
FCFA15,007
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.73
₹2,060.17
|
$103.71
FCFA62,530
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.02
₹3,417.15
|
$248.91
FCFA150,073
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.71
₹2,558.39
|
$82.97
FCFA50,024
|
|
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