Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 30.1% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 87.3% more for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.34
$372.97
|
$13.41
FCFA8,100
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.81
$459.46
|
$20.95
FCFA12,657
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
$65.54
|
$1.12
FCFA675
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
$43.66
|
$1.26
FCFA759
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
$99.55
|
$3.34
FCFA2,017
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
$236.37
|
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
$272.47
|
$8.88
FCFA5,366
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
$103.48
|
$2.01
FCFA1,215
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
$144.48
|
$2.28
FCFA1,378
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
$64.05
|
$2.66
FCFA1,607
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
$23.19
|
$1.33
FCFA804
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
$60.21
|
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$37.06
|
$1.33
FCFA804
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$30.31
|
$2.01
FCFA1,217
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
$55.37
|
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
|
pay 29.4% less for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
$286.34
|
$3.11
FCFA1,878
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.42
$2,730.77
|
$58.66
FCFA35,439
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,862.63
$1,639,008.73
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,125,385
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.60
$1,388.50
|
$7.54
FCFA4,556
|
|
pay 22.5% more for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.94
$2,878.61
|
$167.61
FCFA101,254
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.74
$34,043.97
|
$209.51
FCFA126,567
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$346.71
$20,395.01
|
$117.33
FCFA70,878
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.82
$2,813.01
|
$37.17
FCFA22,455
|
|
pay 77.3% less for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.63
$16,625.73
|
$67.04
FCFA40,502
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,435.46
$319,738.66
|
$1,173.27
FCFA708,777
|
|
pay 34.4% more for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
$168.43
|
$0.84
FCFA506
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
$124.11
|
$6.70
FCFA4,050
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$283.32
|
$1.68
FCFA1,013
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.32
$1,901.33
|
$50.28
FCFA30,376
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
$364.37
|
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pay 56.5% more for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.16
$2,715.50
|
$25.14
FCFA15,188
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
$2,788.53
|
$81.01
FCFA48,939
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.59
$4,740.91
|
$251.42
FCFA151,881
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.04
$5,002.17
|
$75.42
FCFA45,564
|
|
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