Cost of living comparison
Washington is 4.7 times more expensive than Equatorial Guinea.
If you lived in Washington instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 37.4% more for restaurants
Equatorial Guinea
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
$19.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,889
|
$10.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA687
|
$2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA773
|
$1.75
|
|
pay 5.9% more for groceries
Equatorial Guinea
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,054
|
$3.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,465
|
$3.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$3.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,403
|
$5.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,637
|
$2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$1.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,239
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$1.20
|
|
pay 55.1% more for transportation
Equatorial Guinea
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
$4.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA36,090
|
$61.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,311,372
|
$24,741.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,640
|
$17.12
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA103,114
|
$67.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,892
|
$1,617.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA72,180
|
$1,418.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,867
|
$130.00
|
|
pay 18.0 times more for childcare
Equatorial Guinea
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,245
|
$1,309.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA721,796
|
$19,297.89
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Equatorial Guinea
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA516
|
$5.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,125
|
$4.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,031
|
$9.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
$48.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.04
|
|
pay 5.8% more for clothing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,467
|
$46.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,838
|
$39.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,671
|
$80.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,401
|
$118.25
|
|
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