Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 4.7% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Italy, you would:
pay 4.1% more for restaurants
Italy
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.67
|
$13.28
FCFA8,079
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
$16.59
FCFA10,098
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.33
|
$1.66
FCFA1,010
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$1.24
FCFA757
|
|
pay 94.5% more for groceries
Italy
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
$3.29
FCFA2,004
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.32
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.18
|
$9.84
FCFA5,989
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
$2.99
FCFA1,818
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.65
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$1.88
FCFA1,145
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
|
pay 59.5% less for transportation
Italy
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.80
|
$3.14
FCFA1,911
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.47
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€18.14
|
$7.47
FCFA4,544
|
|
pay 65.8% less for housing
Italy
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
$16.59
FCFA10,098
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€612.90
|
$207.42
FCFA126,231
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€468.41
|
$116.16
FCFA70,689
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
$42.51
FCFA25,870
|
|
pay 91.8% less for childcare
Italy
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€481.77
|
$66.38
FCFA40,394
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
$331.88
FCFA201,969
|
|
pay 75.4% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$1.66
FCFA1,010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$6.64
FCFA4,039
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.63
|
$49.78
FCFA30,295
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.83
|
?? | |
pay 76.2% more for clothing
Italy
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
$24.89
FCFA15,148
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
$103.71
FCFA63,115
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
$248.91
FCFA151,477
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€107.16
|
$82.97
FCFA50,492
|
|
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