Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 20.9% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Norway, you would:
pay 20.4% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.51
NOK200.68
|
$13.28
FCFA8,079
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
NOK126.98
|
$16.59
FCFA10,098
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
NOK32.43
|
$1.66
FCFA1,010
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
NOK27.24
|
$1.24
FCFA757
|
|
pay 49.5% more for groceries
Norway
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
NOK32.03
|
$3.29
FCFA2,004
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
NOK56.63
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
NOK80.08
|
$9.84
FCFA5,989
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
NOK40.33
|
$2.99
FCFA1,818
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
NOK62.82
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
NOK14.25
|
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.46
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.43
|
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
NOK19.21
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
NOK10.11
|
$1.88
FCFA1,145
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
NOK10.97
|
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
|
pay 61.8% less for transportation
Norway
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
NOK81.91
|
$3.14
FCFA1,911
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.48
NOK807.57
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,686.16
NOK365,252.87
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.49
NOK233.03
|
$7.47
FCFA4,544
|
|
pay 75.2% less for housing
Norway
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
NOK548.83
|
$16.59
FCFA10,098
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,050.72
NOK11,392.71
|
$207.42
FCFA126,231
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$796.76
NOK8,639.13
|
$116.16
FCFA70,689
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.58
NOK1,437.56
|
$42.51
FCFA25,870
|
|
pay 86.5% less for childcare
Norway
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.64
NOK3,183.88
|
$66.38
FCFA40,394
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,459.17
NOK80,878.38
|
$331.88
FCFA201,969
|
|
pay 7.3% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
NOK100.30
|
$1.66
FCFA1,010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
NOK49.62
|
$6.64
FCFA4,039
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.52
NOK146.58
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.22
NOK468.66
|
$49.78
FCFA30,295
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.15
NOK142.63
|
?? | |
pay 55.2% more for clothing
Norway
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.76
NOK897.32
|
$24.89
FCFA15,148
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.00
NOK444.58
|
$103.71
FCFA63,115
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
NOK998.54
|
$248.91
FCFA151,477
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.04
NOK1,334.08
|
$82.97
FCFA50,492
|
|
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