Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 12.0% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 8.5% more for restaurants
New Zealand
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
NZ$21.88
|
$13.28
FCFA8,079
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
NZ$14.29
|
$16.59
FCFA10,098
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
NZ$3.55
|
$1.66
FCFA1,010
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
NZ$3.30
|
$1.24
FCFA757
|
|
pay 52.1% more for groceries
New Zealand
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
NZ$3.11
|
$3.29
FCFA2,004
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
NZ$6.76
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
NZ$11.48
|
$9.84
FCFA5,989
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.29
NZ$10.45
|
$2.99
FCFA1,818
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.25
NZ$7.05
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
NZ$1.95
|
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
NZ$1.77
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
NZ$2.28
|
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.55
NZ$4.23
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
NZ$1.63
|
$1.88
FCFA1,145
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
NZ$1.48
|
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
|
pay 55.4% less for transportation
New Zealand
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.39
NZ$10.61
|
$3.14
FCFA1,911
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.20
NZ$106.65
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,268.60
NZ$38,655.39
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.67
NZ$31.02
|
$7.47
FCFA4,544
|
|
pay 71.2% less for housing
New Zealand
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.53
NZ$85.61
|
$16.59
FCFA10,098
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,008.44
NZ$1,675.30
|
$207.42
FCFA126,231
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.90
NZ$1,382.00
|
$116.16
FCFA70,689
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.73
NZ$145.75
|
$42.51
FCFA25,870
|
|
pay 93.3% less for childcare
New Zealand
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$644.78
NZ$1,071.16
|
$66.38
FCFA40,394
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,893.97
NZ$18,097.80
|
$331.88
FCFA201,969
|
|
pay 18.9% more for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.79
NZ$9.62
|
$1.66
FCFA1,010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
NZ$5.58
|
$6.64
FCFA4,039
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.83
NZ$37.93
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.17
NZ$63.42
|
$49.78
FCFA30,295
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.57
NZ$17.55
|
?? | |
pay 56.2% more for clothing
New Zealand
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.21
NZ$108.33
|
$24.89
FCFA15,148
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.47
NZ$67.24
|
$103.71
FCFA63,115
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.20
NZ$163.14
|
$248.91
FCFA151,477
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.95
NZ$179.33
|
$82.97
FCFA50,492
|
|
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