Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 48.9% cheaper than Equatorial Guinea.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 82.7% less for restaurants
Equatorial Guinea
|
Egypt
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,100
|
$2.69
E£125.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,657
|
$3.27
E£152.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA675
|
$0.25
E£11.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA759
|
$0.14
E£6.57
|
|
pay 77.6% less for groceries
Equatorial Guinea
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,017
|
$0.40
E£18.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.23
E£57.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,366
|
$2.42
E£112.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,215
|
$1.12
E£52.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,378
|
$1.58
E£74.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,607
|
$0.40
E£18.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA804
|
$0.22
E£10.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
$0.14
E£6.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA804
|
$0.13
E£5.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,217
|
$0.12
E£5.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
$0.10
E£4.69
|
|
pay 58.6% less for transportation
Equatorial Guinea
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,878
|
$1.02
E£47.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,439
|
$7.97
E£372.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,125,385
|
$15,876.53
E£742,227.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,556
|
$1.85
E£86.26
|
|
pay 58.9% less for housing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA101,254
|
$10.98
E£513.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA126,567
|
$109.16
E£5,103.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA70,878
|
$71.02
E£3,320.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,455
|
$16.81
E£786.02
|
|
pay 15.9% more for childcare
Equatorial Guinea
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA40,502
|
$58.30
E£2,725.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA708,777
|
$1,699.22
E£79,438.32
|
|
pay 22.0% less for entertainment and sports
Equatorial Guinea
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA506
|
$1.45
E£67.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,050
|
$1.03
E£48.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,013
|
$1.57
E£73.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,376
|
$15.18
E£709.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.13
E£146.22
|
|
pay 58.3% less for clothing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,188
|
$17.23
E£805.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA48,939
|
$28.02
E£1,310.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA151,881
|
$63.69
E£2,977.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA45,564
|
$28.91
E£1,351.71
|
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