Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 3.3 times more expensive than Equatorial Guinea.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 28.1% more for restaurants
Equatorial Guinea
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,100
|
$16.87
NZ$28.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,657
|
$8.84
NZ$14.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA675
|
$2.18
NZ$3.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA759
|
$1.87
NZ$3.12
|
|
pay 9.8% less for groceries
Equatorial Guinea
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,017
|
$1.80
NZ$3.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.27
NZ$7.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,366
|
$6.85
NZ$11.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,215
|
$4.50
NZ$7.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,378
|
$3.75
NZ$6.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,607
|
$1.11
NZ$1.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA804
|
$0.92
NZ$1.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
$1.31
NZ$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA804
|
$1.50
NZ$2.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,217
|
$0.95
NZ$1.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
$0.81
NZ$1.36
|
|
pay 76.7% more for transportation
Equatorial Guinea
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,878
|
$6.65
NZ$11.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,439
|
$70.72
NZ$117.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,125,385
|
$24,712.32
NZ$41,214.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,556
|
$16.94
NZ$28.25
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Equatorial Guinea
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA101,254
|
$52.92
NZ$88.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA126,567
|
$860.75
NZ$1,435.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA70,878
|
$721.70
NZ$1,203.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,455
|
$98.85
NZ$164.86
|
|
pay 8.9 times more for childcare
Equatorial Guinea
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA40,502
|
$628.34
NZ$1,047.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA708,777
|
$10,002.94
NZ$16,682.68
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Equatorial Guinea
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA506
|
$5.88
NZ$9.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,050
|
$3.20
NZ$5.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,013
|
$23.28
NZ$38.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,376
|
$40.48
NZ$67.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.59
NZ$17.66
|
|
pay 25.4% more for clothing
Equatorial Guinea
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,188
|
$65.76
NZ$109.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA48,939
|
$42.74
NZ$71.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA151,881
|
$98.05
NZ$163.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA45,564
|
$111.69
NZ$186.28
|
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