Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 2.1 times more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 87.0% more for restaurants
Bulgaria
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
BGN15.00
|
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
BGN11.72
|
$20.95
FCFA12,763
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
BGN2.04
|
$1.12
FCFA681
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BGN1.41
|
$1.26
FCFA766
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Bulgaria
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
BGN1.55
|
$3.34
FCFA2,034
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
BGN7.04
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
BGN9.25
|
$8.88
FCFA5,411
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
BGN4.49
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
BGN4.79
|
$2.28
FCFA1,389
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
BGN1.08
|
$2.66
FCFA1,621
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
$1.33
FCFA810
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BGN1.07
|
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
BGN1.60
|
$1.33
FCFA810
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
$2.01
FCFA1,227
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.63
|
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
|
pay 33.2% more for transportation
Bulgaria
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.97
BGN10.84
|
$3.11
FCFA1,894
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
BGN42.31
|
$58.66
FCFA35,735
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,602.60
BGN35,586.17
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,210,042
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.25
BGN9.53
|
$7.54
FCFA4,595
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Bulgaria
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.02
BGN21.83
|
$167.61
FCFA102,100
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.22
BGN468.78
|
$209.51
FCFA127,626
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.85
BGN341.02
|
$117.33
FCFA71,470
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.84
BGN157.66
|
$37.17
FCFA22,642
|
|
pay 67.5% less for childcare
Bulgaria
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.94
BGN424.68
|
$67.04
FCFA40,840
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,240.59
BGN5,882.90
|
$1,173.27
FCFA714,703
|
|
pay 96.2% more for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
BGN2.71
|
$0.84
FCFA510
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
BGN2.63
|
$6.70
FCFA4,084
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
BGN5.89
|
$1.68
FCFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.44
BGN42.56
|
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
BGN10.58
|
?? | |
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Bulgaria
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.50
BGN84.42
|
$25.14
FCFA15,315
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.35
BGN49.65
|
$81.01
FCFA49,349
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.67
BGN124.67
|
$251.42
FCFA153,151
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.55
BGN117.19
|
$75.42
FCFA45,945
|
|
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