Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Germany
  3. Equatorial Guinea
  4. Comparison
EUR
COMPARED TO
XAF

Equatorial Guinea is 11.3% more expensive than Germany.

If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Germany, you would:
local_dining

pay 14.7% less for restaurants

  Germany help_outline Equatorial Guinea help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.21
€9.83
$8.24
FCFA4,739
-26.4%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.52
€7.47
$13.19
FCFA7,583
+54.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.49
€2.19
$1.37
FCFA790
-44.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $2.13
€1.87
$1.24
FCFA711
-42.1%
Average -14.7%
Germany vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 32.5% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.48
€1.30
$2.97
FCFA1,706
+99.9%
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.53
€3.97
$5.36
FCFA3,081
+18.2%
Milk (1 gallon) $3.03
€2.66
$6.24
FCFA3,588
+105.9%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.02
€1.77
$1.98
FCFA1,137
-1.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $3.88
€3.41
$1.31
FCFA752
-66.3%
Apples (1 lb) $1.11
€0.98
$0.75
FCFA430
-32.9%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.75
€0.66
??
Oranges (1 lb) $0.95
€0.83
??
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.14
€1.00
$1.50
FCFA860
+31.1%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.59
€0.52
$1.12
FCFA645
+89.6%
Onions (1 lb) $0.63
€0.55
$0.93
FCFA537
+49.0%
Average +32.5%
Germany vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 36.1% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.90
€5.18
$2.87
FCFA1,651
-51.4%
Monthly public transit pass $70.77
€62.06
$33.22
FCFA19,100
-53.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,211.36
€20,354.07
$28,769.72
FCFA16,540,285
+23.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $21.85
€19.16
$7.90
FCFA4,540
-63.8%
Average -36.1%
Germany vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 2.8 times more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $34.77
€30.49
$97.27
FCFA55,924
+179.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $686.96
€602.39
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $519.31
€455.38
??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $179.75
€157.62
??
Average +179.7%
Germany vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 80.4% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $346.84
€304.15
$74.19
FCFA42,654
-78.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,711.06
€12,023.24
$2,424.41
FCFA1,393,839
-82.3%
Average -80.4%
Germany vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 13.1% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.79
€3.32
$1.24
FCFA711
-67.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.95
€2.59
$3.30
FCFA1,896
+11.8%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.97
€6.12
$1.40
FCFA806
-79.9%
Monthly membership at local gym $33.86
€29.69
$70.09
FCFA40,294
+107.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $11.86
€10.40
$7.45
FCFA4,284
-37.2%
Average -13.1%
Germany vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay (unknown) more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $83.05
€72.82
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $38.08
€33.39
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $88.18
€77.33
??
Men's business shoes (leather) $112.54
€98.69
??
Germany vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of clothing
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