Cost of living comparison
Albania is 9.9% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea.
If you lived in Albania instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 42.2% less for restaurants
Equatorial Guinea
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
$5.36
ALL508
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,889
|
$4.88
ALL463
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA687
|
$1.31
ALL125
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA773
|
$0.63
ALL60
|
|
pay 52.9% less for groceries
Equatorial Guinea
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,054
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.07
ALL291
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,465
|
$5.06
ALL480
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$2.35
ALL222
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,403
|
$2.33
ALL221
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,637
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$0.57
ALL54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$0.53
ALL51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,239
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$0.31
ALL30
|
|
pay 65.2% more for transportation
Equatorial Guinea
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
$7.57
ALL717
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA36,090
|
$12.57
ALL1,192
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,311,372
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,646,526
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,640
|
$22.05
ALL2,091
|
|
pay 19.6% more for housing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA103,114
|
$16.93
ALL1,606
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,892
|
$267.36
ALL25,349
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA72,180
|
$193.27
ALL18,324
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,867
|
$65.46
ALL6,206
|
|
pay 86.0% more for childcare
Equatorial Guinea
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,245
|
$115.94
ALL10,993
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA721,796
|
$2,335.62
ALL221,446
|
|
pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports
Equatorial Guinea
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA516
|
$1.45
ALL138
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,125
|
$1.30
ALL123
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,031
|
$3.08
ALL292
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
$32.37
ALL3,069
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.13
ALL486
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,467
|
$39.49
ALL3,744
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,838
|
$32.13
ALL3,047
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,671
|
$69.30
ALL6,571
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,401
|
$82.40
ALL7,813
|
|
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