Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 64.4% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Peru, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.06
|
$13.28
FCFA8,079
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
$16.59
FCFA10,098
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.80
|
$1.66
FCFA1,010
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.03
|
$1.24
FCFA757
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Peru
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN6.93
|
$3.29
FCFA2,004
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN11.59
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.25
|
$9.84
FCFA5,989
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.17
|
$2.99
FCFA1,818
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.37
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.38
|
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.76
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.58
|
$1.88
FCFA1,145
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.63
|
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
|
pay 46.5% less for transportation
Peru
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
$3.14
FCFA1,911
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN65.58
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN74,121.68
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN56.83
|
$7.47
FCFA4,544
|
|
pay 34.2% less for housing
Peru
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN108.37
|
$16.59
FCFA10,098
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,245.61
|
$207.42
FCFA126,231
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN908.52
|
$116.16
FCFA70,689
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN159.52
|
$42.51
FCFA25,870
|
|
pay 79.9% less for childcare
Peru
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN714.91
|
$66.38
FCFA40,394
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN20,609.43
|
$331.88
FCFA201,969
|
|
pay 59.6% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.59
|
$1.66
FCFA1,010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.07
|
$6.64
FCFA4,039
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN18.84
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN118.43
|
$49.78
FCFA30,295
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN17.88
|
?? | |
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Peru
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN166.33
|
$24.89
FCFA15,148
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN86.38
|
$103.71
FCFA63,115
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN258.59
|
$248.91
FCFA151,477
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN262.43
|
$82.97
FCFA50,492
|
|
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