Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 15.9% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 48.5% less for restaurants
Equatorial Guinea
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,100
|
$7.74
R147.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,657
|
$3.92
R74.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA675
|
$0.87
R16.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA759
|
$0.65
R12.41
|
|
pay 58.1% less for groceries
Equatorial Guinea
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,017
|
$0.82
R15.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.09
R58.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,366
|
$3.51
R66.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,215
|
$1.71
R32.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,378
|
$1.85
R35.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,607
|
$0.61
R11.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA804
|
$0.57
R10.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
$0.59
R11.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA804
|
$0.59
R11.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,217
|
$0.47
R8.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
$0.47
R8.86
|
|
pay 6.5% more for transportation
Equatorial Guinea
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,878
|
$4.65
R88.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,439
|
$40.67
R775.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,125,385
|
$18,011.69
R343,270.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,556
|
$7.53
R143.57
|
|
pay 69.5% more for housing
Equatorial Guinea
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA101,254
|
$48.06
R915.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA126,567
|
$341.02
R6,499.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA70,878
|
$317.79
R6,056.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,455
|
$80.15
R1,527.51
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Equatorial Guinea
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA40,502
|
$157.19
R2,995.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA708,777
|
$3,082.89
R58,754.36
|
|
pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports
Equatorial Guinea
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA506
|
$1.70
R32.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,050
|
$1.67
R31.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,013
|
$2.56
R48.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,376
|
$30.74
R585.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.40
R102.86
|
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
Equatorial Guinea
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,188
|
$43.19
R823.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA48,939
|
$26.96
R513.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA151,881
|
$80.72
R1,538.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA45,564
|
$71.81
R1,368.57
|
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