Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 62.2% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Burma, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Burma
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
K6,096
|
$13.41
FCFA8,100
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
K12,544
|
$20.95
FCFA12,657
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
K1,215
|
$1.12
FCFA675
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
K708
|
$1.26
FCFA759
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Burma
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
K2,871
|
$3.34
FCFA2,017
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
K10,109
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
K11,435
|
$8.88
FCFA5,366
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
K3,371
|
$2.01
FCFA1,215
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
K5,602
|
$2.28
FCFA1,378
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
K1,789
|
$2.66
FCFA1,607
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
K711
|
$1.33
FCFA804
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
K2,041
|
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
K1,499
|
$1.33
FCFA804
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
K1,182
|
$2.01
FCFA1,217
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
K1,517
|
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
|
pay 49.1% more for transportation
Burma
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
K5,718
|
$3.11
FCFA1,878
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
K35,850
|
$58.66
FCFA35,439
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
K57,493,046
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,125,385
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
K19,802
|
$7.54
FCFA4,556
|
|
pay 9.9% less for housing
Burma
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
K148,914
|
$167.61
FCFA101,254
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
K1,259,903
|
$209.51
FCFA126,567
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
K671,014
|
$117.33
FCFA70,878
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
K145,295
|
$37.17
FCFA22,455
|
|
pay 88.0% less for childcare
Burma
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
K1,008,742
|
$67.04
FCFA40,502
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
K24,418,865
|
$1,173.27
FCFA708,777
|
|
pay 65.6% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
K2,288
|
$0.84
FCFA506
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
K4,318
|
$6.70
FCFA4,050
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
K2,995
|
$1.68
FCFA1,013
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
K72,847
|
$50.28
FCFA30,376
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
K8,202
|
?? | |
pay 44.1% more for clothing
Burma
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
K84,189
|
$25.14
FCFA15,188
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
K99,524
|
$81.01
FCFA48,939
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
K203,146
|
$251.42
FCFA151,881
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
K185,385
|
$75.42
FCFA45,564
|
|
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