Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 56.9% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Botswana
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
P116.16
|
$13.41
FCFA8,223
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
P79.20
|
$20.95
FCFA12,848
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
P12.20
|
$1.12
FCFA685
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
P7.72
|
$1.26
FCFA771
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Botswana
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
P10.42
|
$3.34
FCFA2,048
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
P33.26
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
P62.68
|
$8.88
FCFA5,447
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
P29.44
|
$2.01
FCFA1,233
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
P27.01
|
$2.28
FCFA1,399
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
P11.09
|
$2.66
FCFA1,632
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
P9.84
|
$1.33
FCFA816
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
P13.25
|
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.58
|
$1.33
FCFA816
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.57
|
$2.01
FCFA1,236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
P9.32
|
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
|
pay 14.7% more for transportation
Botswana
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
P57.85
|
$3.11
FCFA1,907
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
P316.79
|
$58.66
FCFA35,975
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
P258,714.45
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,278,596
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
P261.88
|
$7.54
FCFA4,625
|
|
pay 11.5% more for housing
Botswana
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
P1,184.20
|
$167.61
FCFA102,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
P3,471.53
|
$209.51
FCFA128,482
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
P2,790.80
|
$117.33
FCFA71,950
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
P467.77
|
$37.17
FCFA22,794
|
|
pay 68.0% less for childcare
Botswana
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
P2,270.35
|
$67.04
FCFA41,114
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
P69,826.50
|
$1,173.27
FCFA719,502
|
|
pay 32.8% more for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
P22.18
|
$0.84
FCFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
P31.94
|
$6.70
FCFA4,111
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
P58.08
|
$1.68
FCFA1,028
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
P463.74
|
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
P79.20
|
?? | |
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Botswana
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
P588.33
|
$25.14
FCFA15,418
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
P303.22
|
$81.01
FCFA49,680
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
P769.35
|
$251.42
FCFA154,179
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
P859.87
|
$75.42
FCFA46,254
|
|
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