Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 70.7% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
NAD132.75
|
$13.28
FCFA8,079
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
NAD60.11
|
$16.59
FCFA10,098
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
NAD12.96
|
$1.66
FCFA1,010
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
NAD11.02
|
$1.24
FCFA757
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Namibia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
NAD13.76
|
$3.29
FCFA2,004
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.93
NAD53.88
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
NAD88.78
|
$9.84
FCFA5,989
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
NAD47.91
|
$2.99
FCFA1,818
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
NAD39.86
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
NAD16.31
|
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NAD12.95
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD11.89
|
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.23
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
NAD9.55
|
$1.88
FCFA1,145
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.09
|
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
|
pay 7.2% less for transportation
Namibia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
NAD84.21
|
$3.14
FCFA1,911
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,425.99
NAD228,344.13
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$7.47
FCFA4,544
|
|
pay 48.0% less for housing
Namibia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.49
NAD1,038.12
|
$16.59
FCFA10,098
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$376.01
NAD6,909.69
|
$207.42
FCFA126,231
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.50
NAD5,485.35
|
$116.16
FCFA70,689
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
NAD924.87
|
$42.51
FCFA25,870
|
|
pay 76.5% less for childcare
Namibia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$66.38
FCFA40,394
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$331.88
FCFA201,969
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
NAD27.56
|
$1.66
FCFA1,010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
NAD28.70
|
$6.64
FCFA4,039
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
NAD47.87
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.63
NAD636.38
|
$49.78
FCFA30,295
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.64
NAD85.25
|
?? | |
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Namibia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.56
NAD726.90
|
$24.89
FCFA15,148
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.66
NAD453.09
|
$103.71
FCFA63,115
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.07
NAD1,838.99
|
$248.91
FCFA151,477
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.22
NAD1,051.57
|
$82.97
FCFA50,492
|
|
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