Cost of living comparison
Burma is 2.0 times more expensive than Equatorial Guinea.
If you lived in Burma instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 67.7% less for restaurants
Equatorial Guinea
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,252
|
$2.92
K6,108
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,894
|
$6.00
K12,570
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA688
|
$0.58
K1,217
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA774
|
$0.34
K709
|
|
pay 47.0% less for groceries
Equatorial Guinea
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,055
|
$1.37
K2,877
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.84
K10,130
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,467
|
$5.47
K11,458
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,238
|
$1.61
K3,378
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,404
|
$2.68
K5,614
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,638
|
$0.86
K1,792
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA819
|
$0.34
K712
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
$0.98
K2,045
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA819
|
$0.72
K1,502
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,240
|
$0.57
K1,184
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
$0.73
K1,520
|
|
pay 1.7% more for transportation
Equatorial Guinea
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
$2.73
K5,730
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA36,105
|
$17.15
K35,923
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,315,589
|
$27,500.00
K57,610,345
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,642
|
$9.47
K19,842
|
|
pay 97.7% more for housing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA103,156
|
$71.23
K149,218
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,945
|
$602.64
K1,262,474
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA72,209
|
$320.96
K672,383
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,876
|
$69.50
K145,591
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for childcare
Equatorial Guinea
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,262
|
$482.50
K1,010,800
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA722,091
|
$11,680.00
K24,468,685
|
|
pay 20.9% less for entertainment and sports
Equatorial Guinea
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA516
|
$1.09
K2,293
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,126
|
$2.07
K4,327
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,032
|
$1.43
K3,001
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,947
|
$34.84
K72,995
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.92
K8,218
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,473
|
$40.27
K84,361
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,859
|
$47.60
K99,727
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,734
|
$97.17
K203,560
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,420
|
$88.67
K185,764
|
|
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