Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 40.9% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.93
|
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.63
|
$20.95
FCFA12,889
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
$1.12
FCFA687
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.89
|
$1.26
FCFA773
|
|
pay 59.6% more for groceries
El Salvador
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.01
|
$3.34
FCFA2,054
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.55
|
$8.88
FCFA5,465
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.59
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.83
|
$2.28
FCFA1,403
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
$2.66
FCFA1,637
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.52
|
$1.33
FCFA818
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.96
|
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$1.33
FCFA818
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
$2.01
FCFA1,239
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
|
pay 17.2% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.91
|
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.80
|
$58.66
FCFA36,090
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,151.02
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,311,372
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.83
|
$7.54
FCFA4,640
|
|
pay 29.9% more for housing
El Salvador
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC383.18
|
$167.61
FCFA103,114
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,326.44
|
$209.51
FCFA128,892
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,225.48
|
$117.33
FCFA72,180
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC454.49
|
$37.17
FCFA22,867
|
|
pay 49.6% less for childcare
El Salvador
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC839.43
|
$67.04
FCFA41,245
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,972.61
|
$1,173.27
FCFA721,796
|
|
pay 37.0% more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.10
|
$0.84
FCFA516
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.14
|
$6.70
FCFA4,125
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
$1.68
FCFA1,031
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.85
|
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.65
|
?? | |
pay 60.4% more for clothing
El Salvador
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.09
|
$25.14
FCFA15,467
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.05
|
$81.01
FCFA49,838
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC710.35
|
$251.42
FCFA154,671
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC742.10
|
$75.42
FCFA46,401
|
|
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