Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 46.2% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 24.8% more for restaurants
Equatorial Guinea
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
$12.50
$2,413.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,889
|
$12.50
$2,413.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA687
|
$1.50
$289.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA773
|
$2.67
$514.93
|
|
pay 12.3% more for groceries
Equatorial Guinea
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,054
|
$1.36
$263.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$10.00
$1,931.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,465
|
$6.37
$1,230.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$5.33
$1,029.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,403
|
$4.48
$864.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,637
|
$0.91
$175.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$1.25
$241.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$1.81
$350.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$2.36
$455.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,239
|
$1.04
$201.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$1.82
$350.96
|
|
pay 11.7% more for transportation
Equatorial Guinea
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
$3.94
$760.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA36,090
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,311,372
|
$5,069.87
$978,992.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,640
|
$13.44
$2,595.64
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA103,114
|
$49.87
$9,630.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,892
|
$680.33
$131,372.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA72,180
|
$158.33
$30,574.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,867
|
$209.64
$40,481.72
|
|
pay 51.0% more for childcare
Equatorial Guinea
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,245
|
$132.44
$25,574.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA721,796
|
$1,227.33
$236,997.84
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Equatorial Guinea
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA516
|
$2.50
$482.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,125
|
$3.67
$708.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,031
|
$6.87
$1,327.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
$66.50
$12,841.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.87
$1,906.84
|
|
pay 63.7% less for clothing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,467
|
$11.22
$2,165.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,838
|
$26.58
$5,133.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,671
|
$48.33
$9,333.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,401
|
$36.50
$7,048.12
|
|
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