Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 88.8% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 1.9% more for restaurants
Equatorial Guinea
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,100
|
$10.47
kr110.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,657
|
$8.27
kr87.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA675
|
$1.80
kr18.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA759
|
$1.63
kr17.18
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
Equatorial Guinea
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,017
|
$2.32
kr24.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.47
kr47.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,366
|
$4.74
kr50.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,215
|
$3.01
kr31.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,378
|
$4.05
kr42.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,607
|
$1.20
kr12.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA804
|
$1.00
kr10.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
$1.15
kr12.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA804
|
$1.57
kr16.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,217
|
$0.60
kr6.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
$0.60
kr6.32
|
|
pay 95.6% more for transportation
Equatorial Guinea
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,878
|
$7.21
kr76.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,439
|
$69.67
kr736.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,125,385
|
$23,170.07
kr244,858.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,556
|
$22.12
kr233.81
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA101,254
|
$28.54
kr301.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA126,567
|
$736.74
kr7,785.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA70,878
|
$574.14
kr6,067.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,455
|
$61.61
kr651.08
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Equatorial Guinea
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA40,502
|
$129.63
kr1,369.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA708,777
|
$3,186.61
kr33,675.74
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Equatorial Guinea
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA506
|
$6.47
kr68.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,050
|
$3.66
kr38.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,013
|
$6.21
kr65.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,376
|
$36.95
kr390.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.40
kr131.04
|
|
pay 37.2% more for clothing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,188
|
$78.79
kr832.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA48,939
|
$34.00
kr359.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA151,881
|
$80.12
kr846.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA45,564
|
$121.88
kr1,288.03
|
|
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