Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Equatorial Guinea
  3. Ireland
  4. Comparison
XAF
COMPARED TO
EUR

Ireland is 3.0 times more expensive than Equatorial Guinea.

If you lived in Ireland instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
local_dining

pay 3.8% more for restaurants

  Equatorial Guinea help_outline Ireland help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.77
FCFA8,494
$17.34
€15.21
+17.4%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $23.08
FCFA13,272
$9.84
€8.63
-57.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.62
FCFA929
$2.29
€2.01
+41.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.54
FCFA885
$1.74
€1.53
+13.4%
Average +3.8%
Equatorial Guinea vs. Ireland - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 17.1% less for groceries

  Equatorial Guinea help_outline Ireland help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $3.56
FCFA2,047
$1.75
€1.53
-50.9%
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.00
FCFA3,451
$4.71
€4.13
-21.6%
Milk (1 gallon) $9.32
FCFA5,359
$4.87
€4.27
-47.7%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.22
FCFA1,274
$3.24
€2.84
+46.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.81
FCFA1,043
$4.18
€3.66
+130.0%
Apples (1 lb) $2.23
FCFA1,284
$1.28
€1.12
-42.6%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.47
FCFA843
$1.05
€0.92
-28.7%
Oranges (1 lb) $2.09
FCFA1,204
$1.15
€1.01
-44.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.54
FCFA883
$1.29
€1.13
-16.0%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.90
FCFA1,092
$0.91
€0.80
-52.1%
Onions (1 lb) $1.81
FCFA1,043
$0.73
€0.64
-59.5%
Average -17.1%
Equatorial Guinea vs. Ireland - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 2.0 times more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.38
FCFA1,943
$6.39
€5.61
+89.3%
Monthly public transit pass $50.92
FCFA29,278
$143.49
€125.82
+181.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,346.97
FCFA14,572,477
$31,678.88
€27,779.24
+25.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $8.68
FCFA4,990
$18.11
€15.88
+108.7%
Average +101.2%
Equatorial Guinea vs. Ireland - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 4.5 times more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $146.82
FCFA84,409
$59.16
€51.88
-59.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $184.68
FCFA106,175
$1,183.64
€1,037.93
+540.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $129.27
FCFA74,322
$982.69
€861.72
+660.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $40.95
FCFA23,546
$141.79
€124.33
+246.2%
Average +346.9%
Equatorial Guinea vs. Ireland - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 7.9 times more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $78.49
FCFA45,124
$870.31
€763.18
+1008.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,004.21
FCFA1,152,261
$9,384.51
€8,229.28
+368.2%
Average +688.5%
Equatorial Guinea vs. Ireland - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.39
FCFA796
$5.81
€5.09
+319.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.92
FCFA2,831
$3.85
€3.38
-21.7%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.85
FCFA1,062
$16.18
€14.19
+776.3%
Monthly membership at local gym $63.10
FCFA36,280
$56.03
€49.13
-11.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $8.35
FCFA4,799
$12.34
€10.82
+47.8%
Average +222.1%
Equatorial Guinea vs. Ireland - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 34.7% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $27.70
FCFA15,926
$86.44
€75.80
+212.0%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $64.64
FCFA37,161
$40.27
€35.32
-37.7%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $277.02
FCFA159,262
$94.96
€83.27
-65.7%
Men's business shoes (leather) $73.87
FCFA42,470
$96.17
€84.33
+30.2%
Average +34.7%
Equatorial Guinea vs. Ireland - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: October 2021
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