Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 4.9% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 54.1% less for restaurants
Equatorial Guinea
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,252
|
$6.29
$118.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,894
|
$3.42
$64.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA688
|
$0.74
$13.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA774
|
$0.68
$12.68
|
|
pay 53.1% less for groceries
Equatorial Guinea
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,055
|
$0.72
$13.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.91
$54.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,467
|
$4.29
$80.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,238
|
$2.08
$39.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,404
|
$2.10
$39.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,638
|
$0.88
$16.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA819
|
$0.66
$12.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
$0.63
$11.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA819
|
$0.65
$12.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,240
|
$0.44
$8.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
$0.33
$6.21
|
|
pay 16.5% less for transportation
Equatorial Guinea
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
$4.35
$81.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA36,105
|
$21.59
$405.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,315,589
|
$10,940.92
$205,257.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,642
|
$6.95
$130.34
|
|
pay 53.8% more for housing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA103,156
|
$55.79
$1,046.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,945
|
$370.78
$6,955.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA72,209
|
$297.91
$5,588.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,876
|
$56.17
$1,053.80
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Equatorial Guinea
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,262
|
$119.64
$2,244.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA722,091
|
$3,165.39
$59,384.47
|
|
pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports
Equatorial Guinea
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA516
|
$1.30
$24.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,126
|
$1.43
$26.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,032
|
$2.49
$46.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,947
|
$39.18
$735.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.65
$87.23
|
|
pay 20.9% less for clothing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,473
|
$40.34
$756.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,859
|
$25.84
$484.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,734
|
$103.25
$1,937.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,420
|
$62.40
$1,170.59
|
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