Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 2.7 times more expensive than Equatorial Guinea.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 46.9% less for restaurants
Equatorial Guinea
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,252
|
$6.94
AED25.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,894
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA688
|
$0.94
AED3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA774
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
|
pay 38.5% less for groceries
Equatorial Guinea
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,055
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.56
AED16.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,467
|
$6.78
AED24.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,238
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,404
|
$3.24
AED11.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,638
|
$0.97
AED3.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA819
|
$0.72
AED2.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
$0.88
AED3.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA819
|
$0.58
AED2.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,240
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
$0.45
AED1.67
|
|
pay 22.7% more for transportation
Equatorial Guinea
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
$3.41
AED12.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA36,105
|
$72.17
AED265.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,315,589
|
$22,194.32
AED81,504.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,642
|
$9.50
AED34.89
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Equatorial Guinea
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA103,156
|
$94.07
AED345.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,945
|
$1,372.29
AED5,039.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA72,209
|
$1,058.72
AED3,887.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,876
|
$119.25
AED437.92
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Equatorial Guinea
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,262
|
$504.83
AED1,853.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA722,091
|
$6,720.09
AED24,678.25
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Equatorial Guinea
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA516
|
$9.51
AED34.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,126
|
$4.65
AED17.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,032
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,947
|
$63.87
AED234.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.25
AED41.33
|
|
pay 5.4% more for clothing
Equatorial Guinea
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,473
|
$49.99
AED183.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,859
|
$49.06
AED180.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,734
|
$83.85
AED307.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,420
|
$97.09
AED356.54
|
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