Cost of living comparison
Greece is 80.8% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea.
If you lived in Greece instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 11.4% less for restaurants
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.83
FCFA7,376
|
$11.58
€10.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.05
FCFA11,525
|
$7.08
€6.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
FCFA615
|
$1.87
€1.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
FCFA691
|
$0.65
€0.57
|
|
pay 35.8% less for groceries
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.19
FCFA1,837
|
$0.97
€0.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.56
€4.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.11
FCFA5,235
|
$5.03
€4.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,106
|
$3.33
€2.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
FCFA1,255
|
$3.34
€2.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
FCFA1,464
|
$0.79
€0.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
FCFA732
|
$0.80
€0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.82
FCFA1,046
|
$0.58
€0.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
FCFA732
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
FCFA1,108
|
$0.46
€0.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
FCFA1,046
|
$0.41
€0.36
|
|
pay 57.8% more for transportation
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.93
FCFA1,687
|
$8.41
€7.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.22
FCFA25,423
|
$36.15
€31.70
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,010.09
FCFA12,654,038
|
$19,836.21
€17,394.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.15
FCFA4,112
|
$12.35
€10.83
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$160.36
FCFA92,197
|
$33.91
€29.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$200.46
FCFA115,246
|
$377.49
€331.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.26
FCFA64,538
|
$296.91
€260.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.56
FCFA20,446
|
$138.63
€121.56
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$68.16
FCFA39,184
|
$323.64
€283.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,740.36
FCFA1,000,568
|
$6,014.67
€5,274.27
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
FCFA461
|
$3.93
€3.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.41
FCFA3,688
|
$3.06
€2.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
FCFA922
|
$4.73
€4.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.80
FCFA31,504
|
$41.50
€36.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.25
FCFA4,167
|
$8.16
€7.16
|
|
pay 24.5% more for clothing
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.05
FCFA13,830
|
$70.87
€62.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$77.51
FCFA44,562
|
$32.81
€28.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$240.55
FCFA138,296
|
$73.51
€64.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.16
FCFA41,489
|
$94.08
€82.50
|
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