Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 2.1 times more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Albania, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Albania
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL500
|
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL456
|
$20.95
FCFA12,763
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL123
|
$1.12
FCFA681
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL59
|
$1.26
FCFA766
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Albania
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
$3.34
FCFA2,034
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL286
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL472
|
$8.88
FCFA5,411
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL219
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL217
|
$2.28
FCFA1,389
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$2.66
FCFA1,621
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL69
|
$1.33
FCFA810
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL53
|
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$1.33
FCFA810
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$2.01
FCFA1,227
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL29
|
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
|
pay 59.6% more for transportation
Albania
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL706
|
$3.11
FCFA1,894
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,174
|
$58.66
FCFA35,735
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,620,791
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,210,042
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,058
|
$7.54
FCFA4,595
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Albania
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,581
|
$167.61
FCFA102,100
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL24,953
|
$209.51
FCFA127,626
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,038
|
$117.33
FCFA71,470
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,109
|
$37.17
FCFA22,642
|
|
pay 46.0% less for childcare
Albania
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,821
|
$67.04
FCFA40,840
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL217,985
|
$1,173.27
FCFA714,703
|
|
pay 96.2% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL136
|
$0.84
FCFA510
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL121
|
$6.70
FCFA4,084
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL288
|
$1.68
FCFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,021
|
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL478
|
?? | |
pay 92.5% more for clothing
Albania
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,686
|
$25.14
FCFA15,315
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL2,999
|
$81.01
FCFA49,349
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,468
|
$251.42
FCFA153,151
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,691
|
$75.42
FCFA45,945
|
|
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