Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 5.7% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of France, you would:
pay 3.0% more for restaurants
|
France
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.40
€13.50
|
$12.83
FCFA7,376
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
€8.13
|
$20.05
FCFA11,525
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.52
€2.21
|
$1.07
FCFA615
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
€1.51
|
$1.20
FCFA691
|
|
pay 54.3% more for groceries
|
France
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.29
|
$3.19
FCFA1,837
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.87
€6.90
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
€3.50
|
$9.11
FCFA5,235
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.67
|
$1.92
FCFA1,106
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.55
€3.99
|
$2.18
FCFA1,255
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.11
|
$2.55
FCFA1,464
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.83
|
$1.27
FCFA732
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.07
|
$1.82
FCFA1,046
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
€1.23
|
$1.27
FCFA732
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.72
|
$1.93
FCFA1,108
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.91
|
$1.82
FCFA1,046
|
|
pay 35.0% less for transportation
|
France
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.91
€6.93
|
$2.93
FCFA1,687
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.29
€43.23
|
$44.22
FCFA25,423
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,317.30
€21,323.86
|
$22,010.09
FCFA12,654,038
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.72
€14.66
|
$7.15
FCFA4,112
|
|
pay 59.5% more for housing
|
France
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.65
€25.12
|
$160.36
FCFA92,197
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.48
€618.64
|
$200.46
FCFA115,246
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$568.84
€498.82
|
$112.26
FCFA64,538
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.36
€103.79
|
$35.56
FCFA20,446
|
|
pay 86.0% less for childcare
|
France
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$733.34
€643.06
|
$68.16
FCFA39,184
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,235.26
€8,098.41
|
$1,740.36
FCFA1,000,568
|
|
pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€4.87
|
$0.80
FCFA461
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
€2.45
|
$6.41
FCFA3,688
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.30
€9.04
|
$1.60
FCFA922
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.94
€31.52
|
$54.80
FCFA31,504
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
€9.21
|
$7.25
FCFA4,167
|
|
pay 47.9% more for clothing
|
France
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.49
€70.59
|
$24.05
FCFA13,830
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.46
€31.09
|
$77.51
FCFA44,562
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.42
€74.91
|
$240.55
FCFA138,296
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.33
€102.88
|
$72.16
FCFA41,489
|
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