Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 2.3 times more expensive than Equatorial Guinea.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 27.2% less for restaurants
Equatorial Guinea
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
$8.99
€8.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,889
|
$6.17
€5.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA687
|
$1.20
€1.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA773
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
pay 39.9% less for groceries
Equatorial Guinea
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,054
|
$1.19
€1.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.58
€4.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,465
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,403
|
$3.23
€3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,637
|
$0.49
€0.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$1.31
€1.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,239
|
$0.32
€0.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$0.35
€0.33
|
|
pay 32.5% more for transportation
Equatorial Guinea
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
$7.32
€6.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA36,090
|
$38.37
€35.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,311,372
|
$21,439.27
€20,107.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,640
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA103,114
|
$16.90
€15.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,892
|
$342.38
€321.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA72,180
|
$247.16
€231.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,867
|
$199.93
€187.50
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for childcare
Equatorial Guinea
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,245
|
$261.48
€245.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA721,796
|
$14,283.25
€13,395.77
|
|
pay 84.0% more for entertainment and sports
Equatorial Guinea
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA516
|
$2.94
€2.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,125
|
$2.55
€2.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,031
|
$4.55
€4.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
$37.76
€35.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.56
€7.09
|
|
pay 22.7% more for clothing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,467
|
$68.48
€64.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,838
|
$40.46
€37.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,671
|
$75.05
€70.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,401
|
$104.60
€98.10
|
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