Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 2.6 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
BIF5,526
|
$13.41
FCFA8,223
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
BIF9,324
|
$20.95
FCFA12,848
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BIF1,243
|
$1.12
FCFA685
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BIF1,934
|
$1.26
FCFA771
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Burundi
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BIF1,934
|
$3.34
FCFA2,048
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
BIF11,512
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
BIF8,628
|
$8.88
FCFA5,447
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
BIF7,625
|
$2.01
FCFA1,233
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
BIF9,294
|
$2.28
FCFA1,399
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
BIF7,101
|
$2.66
FCFA1,632
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
BIF877
|
$1.33
FCFA816
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
BIF1,671
|
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BIF1,462
|
$1.33
FCFA816
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BIF773
|
$2.01
FCFA1,236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BIF1,483
|
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
|
pay 72.4% more for transportation
Burundi
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
BIF12,550
|
$3.11
FCFA1,907
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.42
BIF41,442
|
$58.66
FCFA35,975
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,458.30
BIF38,678,871
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,278,596
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
BIF24,865
|
$7.54
FCFA4,625
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
BIF41,442
|
$167.61
FCFA102,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.29
BIF621,625
|
$209.51
FCFA128,482
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.71
BIF234,836
|
$117.33
FCFA71,950
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.03
BIF31,691
|
$37.17
FCFA22,794
|
|
pay 88.2% less for childcare
Burundi
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.65
BIF1,381,388
|
$67.04
FCFA41,114
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,016.34
BIF34,534,706
|
$1,173.27
FCFA719,502
|
|
pay 96.6% more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.58
BIF1,658
|
$0.84
FCFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
BIF6,216
|
$6.70
FCFA4,111
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
BIF6,907
|
$1.68
FCFA1,028
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
BIF55,256
|
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$24.03
BIF69,069
|
?? | |
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Burundi
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.03
BIF69,069
|
$25.14
FCFA15,418
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.10
BIF207,208
|
$81.01
FCFA49,680
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.07
BIF138,139
|
$251.42
FCFA154,179
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.52
BIF248,650
|
$75.42
FCFA46,254
|
|
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