Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 2.2 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 12.7% more for restaurants
Tonga
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$13.28
FCFA8,079
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$16.59
FCFA10,098
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$1.66
FCFA1,010
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$1.24
FCFA757
|
|
pay 86.6% more for groceries
Tonga
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$3.29
FCFA2,004
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$9.84
FCFA5,989
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$2.99
FCFA1,818
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$1.88
FCFA1,145
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
|
pay 61.9% less for transportation
Tonga
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$3.14
FCFA1,911
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$7.47
FCFA4,544
|
|
pay 84.1% less for housing
Tonga
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$16.59
FCFA10,098
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$207.42
FCFA126,231
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$116.16
FCFA70,689
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$42.51
FCFA25,870
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$66.38
FCFA40,394
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$331.88
FCFA201,969
|
|
pay 70.0% more for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$1.66
FCFA1,010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$6.64
FCFA4,039
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$49.78
FCFA30,295
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay 7.6 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$24.89
FCFA15,148
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$103.71
FCFA63,115
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$248.91
FCFA151,477
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$82.97
FCFA50,492
|
|
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