Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 14.9% cheaper than Equatorial Guinea.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 66.1% less for restaurants
Equatorial Guinea
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,100
|
$2.71
$10,522
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,657
|
$5.26
$20,425
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA675
|
$0.60
$2,337
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA759
|
$0.46
$1,782
|
|
pay 65.2% less for groceries
Equatorial Guinea
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,017
|
$0.87
$3,390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.61
$6,254
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,366
|
$3.28
$12,726
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,215
|
$1.65
$6,411
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,378
|
$1.55
$6,041
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,607
|
$0.83
$3,229
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA804
|
$0.29
$1,141
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
$0.37
$1,428
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA804
|
$0.40
$1,539
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,217
|
$0.30
$1,180
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
$0.33
$1,299
|
|
pay 14.3% less for transportation
Equatorial Guinea
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,878
|
$2.04
$7,908
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,439
|
$23.61
$91,738
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,125,385
|
$14,617.95
$56,789,953
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,556
|
$11.28
$43,822
|
|
pay 3.0% less for housing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA101,254
|
$21.37
$83,037
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA126,567
|
$208.57
$810,280
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA70,878
|
$176.18
$684,461
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,455
|
$46.64
$181,193
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Equatorial Guinea
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA40,502
|
$104.33
$405,334
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA708,777
|
$3,004.13
$11,670,872
|
|
pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports
Equatorial Guinea
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA506
|
$0.90
$3,480
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,050
|
$1.21
$4,684
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,013
|
$1.90
$7,370
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,376
|
$18.34
$71,253
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$2.91
$11,318
|
|
pay 30.3% less for clothing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,188
|
$40.50
$157,331
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA48,939
|
$27.32
$106,154
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA151,881
|
$60.30
$234,248
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA45,564
|
$45.16
$175,437
|
|
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