Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 90.8% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,313
|
$13.41
FCFA8,223
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,927
|
$20.95
FCFA12,848
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA602
|
$1.12
FCFA685
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA296
|
$1.26
FCFA771
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
$3.34
FCFA2,048
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,396
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,253
|
$8.88
FCFA5,447
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,177
|
$2.01
FCFA1,233
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,295
|
$2.28
FCFA1,399
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA835
|
$2.66
FCFA1,632
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA332
|
$1.33
FCFA816
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA318
|
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA323
|
$1.33
FCFA816
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA378
|
$2.01
FCFA1,236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA321
|
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
|
pay 85.6% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,388
|
$3.11
FCFA1,907
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA8,994
|
$58.66
FCFA35,975
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,274,400
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,278,596
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,428
|
$7.54
FCFA4,625
|
|
pay 2.1% more for housing
Cameroon
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,339
|
$167.61
FCFA102,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA172,872
|
$209.51
FCFA128,482
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA115,940
|
$117.33
FCFA71,950
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,408
|
$37.17
FCFA22,794
|
|
pay 45.8% less for childcare
Cameroon
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA127,055
|
$67.04
FCFA41,114
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA945,502
|
$1,173.27
FCFA719,502
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA764
|
$0.84
FCFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA840
|
$6.70
FCFA4,111
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,079
|
$1.68
FCFA1,028
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA15,020
|
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,598
|
?? | |
pay 74.8% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,744
|
$25.14
FCFA15,418
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,475
|
$81.01
FCFA49,680
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA41,143
|
$251.42
FCFA154,179
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA54,248
|
$75.42
FCFA46,254
|
|
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