Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 23.2% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 0.6% less for restaurants
Barbados
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
$60.00
|
$13.41
FCFA8,252
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.41
$20.82
|
$20.95
FCFA12,894
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
$3.51
|
$1.12
FCFA688
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
$2.86
|
$1.26
FCFA774
|
|
pay 2.8% less for groceries
Barbados
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.61
$5.23
|
$3.34
FCFA2,055
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.69
$15.38
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.27
$26.54
|
$8.88
FCFA5,467
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.07
$10.13
|
$2.01
FCFA1,238
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
$10.73
|
$2.28
FCFA1,404
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
$3.47
|
$2.66
FCFA1,638
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
$2.58
|
$1.33
FCFA819
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
$3.45
|
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.44
$4.88
|
$1.33
FCFA819
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
$2.55
|
$2.01
FCFA1,240
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
$3.27
|
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
|
pay 49.0% less for transportation
Barbados
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.94
$15.88
|
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.50
$111.00
|
$58.66
FCFA36,105
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,500.00
$85,000.00
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,315,589
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
$76.30
|
$7.54
FCFA4,642
|
|
pay 5.2% less for housing
Barbados
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.33
$118.67
|
$167.61
FCFA103,156
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
$1,261.21
|
$209.51
FCFA128,945
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.78
$895.56
|
$117.33
FCFA72,209
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.02
$200.04
|
$37.17
FCFA22,876
|
|
pay 77.4% less for childcare
Barbados
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.33
$626.67
|
$67.04
FCFA41,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,944.44
$9,888.89
|
$1,173.27
FCFA722,091
|
|
pay 34.9% less for entertainment and sports
Barbados
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
$5.26
|
$0.84
FCFA516
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.50
$9.00
|
$6.70
FCFA4,126
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.98
$17.96
|
$1.68
FCFA1,032
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.23
$164.46
|
$50.28
FCFA30,947
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
$20.25
|
?? | |
pay 7.8% more for clothing
Barbados
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.75
$135.50
|
$25.14
FCFA15,473
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$114.00
|
$81.01
FCFA49,859
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
$284.03
|
$251.42
FCFA154,734
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.83
$201.67
|
$75.42
FCFA46,420
|
|
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