Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 4.9% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 38.9% less for restaurants
Equatorial Guinea
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,100
|
$7.09
$1,477
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,657
|
$7.09
$1,477
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA675
|
$1.19
$249
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA759
|
$0.64
$133
|
|
pay 18.9% less for groceries
Equatorial Guinea
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,017
|
$1.49
$311
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.89
$1,018
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,366
|
$12.79
$2,665
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,215
|
$2.90
$605
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,378
|
$2.49
$520
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,607
|
$2.30
$478
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA804
|
$1.03
$215
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
$1.48
$309
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA804
|
$0.86
$178
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,217
|
$0.63
$131
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
$0.58
$121
|
|
pay 38.2% more for transportation
Equatorial Guinea
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,878
|
$3.78
$787
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,439
|
$33.09
$6,892
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,125,385
|
$15,600.24
$3,249,278
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,556
|
$21.27
$4,431
|
|
pay 41.5% more for housing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA101,254
|
$59.56
$12,406
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA126,567
|
$360.46
$75,078
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA70,878
|
$228.98
$47,693
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,455
|
$60.66
$12,634
|
|
pay 11.2% more for childcare
Equatorial Guinea
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA40,502
|
$94.55
$19,693
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA708,777
|
$954.92
$198,895
|
|
pay 32.6% more for entertainment and sports
Equatorial Guinea
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA506
|
$2.36
$492
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,050
|
$3.43
$714
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,013
|
$2.36
$492
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,376
|
$28.36
$5,908
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.15
$1,280
|
|
pay 31.7% less for clothing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,188
|
$26.39
$5,498
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA48,939
|
$46.49
$9,682
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA151,881
|
$70.91
$14,769
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA45,564
|
$62.24
$12,964
|
|
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