Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 99.5% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$13.28
FCFA8,004
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX29,980
|
$16.59
FCFA10,005
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,582
|
$1.66
FCFA1,000
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,110
|
$1.24
FCFA750
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Uganda
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,816
|
$3.29
FCFA1,985
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,804
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,433
|
$9.84
FCFA5,933
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
UGX5,699
|
$2.99
FCFA1,801
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,857
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,647
|
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,514
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,921
|
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,267
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,823
|
$1.88
FCFA1,135
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,511
|
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
|
pay 15.7% more for transportation
Uganda
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,895
|
$3.14
FCFA1,894
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,475,008
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX15,989
|
$7.47
FCFA4,502
|
|
pay 26.8% less for housing
Uganda
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX310,621
|
$16.59
FCFA10,005
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$260.55
UGX977,126
|
$207.42
FCFA125,061
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.18
UGX585,720
|
$116.16
FCFA70,034
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX134,098
|
$42.51
FCFA25,630
|
|
pay 75.4% less for childcare
Uganda
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX587,108
|
$66.38
FCFA40,019
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,309,664
|
$331.88
FCFA200,097
|
|
pay 59.4% more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,747
|
$1.66
FCFA1,000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,438
|
$6.64
FCFA4,002
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX223,601
|
$49.78
FCFA30,015
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
UGX19,987
|
?? | |
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Uganda
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.39
UGX57,712
|
$24.89
FCFA15,007
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,080
|
$103.71
FCFA62,530
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX136,159
|
$248.91
FCFA150,073
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$82.97
FCFA50,024
|
|
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