Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 34.1% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 48.0% less for restaurants
Equatorial Guinea
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
$4.96
R$25.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,889
|
$6.29
R$32.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA687
|
$1.02
R$5.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA773
|
$0.63
R$3.26
|
|
pay 55.3% less for groceries
Equatorial Guinea
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,054
|
$1.39
R$7.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.04
R$21.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,465
|
$3.80
R$19.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$1.92
R$9.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,403
|
$1.81
R$9.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,637
|
$0.74
R$3.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$0.49
R$2.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$0.44
R$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$0.70
R$3.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,239
|
$0.47
R$2.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$0.45
R$2.35
|
|
pay 11.4% more for transportation
Equatorial Guinea
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
$4.69
R$24.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA36,090
|
$43.51
R$226.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,311,372
|
$19,854.65
R$103,305.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,640
|
$7.69
R$40.03
|
|
pay 14.8% more for housing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA103,114
|
$19.91
R$103.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,892
|
$281.83
R$1,466.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA72,180
|
$182.14
R$947.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,867
|
$58.55
R$304.64
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Equatorial Guinea
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,245
|
$251.18
R$1,306.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA721,796
|
$5,814.17
R$30,251.73
|
|
pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports
Equatorial Guinea
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA516
|
$1.62
R$8.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,125
|
$1.57
R$8.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,031
|
$2.32
R$12.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
$23.14
R$120.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.80
R$30.16
|
|
pay 19.3% less for clothing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,467
|
$43.10
R$224.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,838
|
$40.84
R$212.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,671
|
$70.61
R$367.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,401
|
$54.94
R$285.86
|
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