Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 81.2% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 58.2% less for restaurants
Equatorial Guinea
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,100
|
$6.88
KWD2.120
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,657
|
$6.74
KWD2.070
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA675
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA759
|
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 44.1% less for groceries
Equatorial Guinea
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,017
|
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,366
|
$6.31
KWD1.940
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,215
|
$2.46
KWD0.760
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,378
|
$2.30
KWD0.710
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,607
|
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA804
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA804
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,217
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
|
pay 51.3% more for transportation
Equatorial Guinea
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,878
|
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,439
|
$46.98
KWD14.450
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,125,385
|
$19,349.52
KWD5,952.010
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,556
|
$27.59
KWD8.490
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA101,254
|
$34.41
KWD10.580
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA126,567
|
$792.17
KWD243.670
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA70,878
|
$675.48
KWD207.780
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,455
|
$36.14
KWD11.120
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Equatorial Guinea
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA40,502
|
$303.70
KWD93.420
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA708,777
|
$5,062.92
KWD1,557.380
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Equatorial Guinea
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA506
|
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,050
|
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,013
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,376
|
$105.23
KWD32.370
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.22
KWD3.760
|
|
pay 2.2% more for clothing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,188
|
$49.85
KWD15.330
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA48,939
|
$46.01
KWD14.150
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA151,881
|
$97.17
KWD29.890
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA45,564
|
$86.91
KWD26.730
|
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