Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 5.8% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 99.2% more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
₩8,729
|
$13.28
FCFA8,004
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.49
₩7,430
|
$16.59
FCFA10,005
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
₩1,882
|
$1.66
FCFA1,000
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
₩998
|
$1.24
FCFA750
|
|
pay 11.8% more for groceries
South Korea
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.87
₩3,886
|
$3.29
FCFA1,985
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₩8,152
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
₩10,553
|
$9.84
FCFA5,933
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
₩4,350
|
$2.99
FCFA1,801
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
₩3,834
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
₩3,742
|
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,882
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
₩3,372
|
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
₩2,750
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
₩2,288
|
$1.88
FCFA1,135
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₩1,489
|
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
|
pay 23.2% less for transportation
South Korea
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
₩6,198
|
$3.14
FCFA1,894
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.21
₩65,301
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,876.80
₩37,756,063
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.80
₩11,918
|
$7.47
FCFA4,502
|
|
pay 50.3% less for housing
South Korea
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.28
₩27,462
|
$16.59
FCFA10,005
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.68
₩571,118
|
$207.42
FCFA125,061
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$330.55
₩447,700
|
$116.16
FCFA70,034
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.93
₩175,971
|
$42.51
FCFA25,630
|
|
pay 90.5% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.50
₩523,473
|
$66.38
FCFA40,019
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,893.14
₩25,588,679
|
$331.88
FCFA200,097
|
|
pay 16.9% more for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
₩3,962
|
$1.66
FCFA1,000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.45
₩4,676
|
$6.64
FCFA4,002
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
₩4,515
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.95
₩66,298
|
$49.78
FCFA30,015
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.82
₩13,306
|
?? | |
pay 76.9% more for clothing
South Korea
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.63
₩84,831
|
$24.89
FCFA15,007
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.35
₩58,708
|
$103.71
FCFA62,530
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.22
₩97,813
|
$248.91
FCFA150,073
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.82
₩133,835
|
$82.97
FCFA50,024
|
|
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