Cost of Living Comparison

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Equatorial Guinea is 2.5% cheaper than Germany.

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

pay 12.7% more for restaurants

	Germany	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.21 €10.71	$13.48 FCFA7,749	+10.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.19 €8.06	$20.67 FCFA11,882	+124.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.64 €2.31	$1.50 FCFA861	-43.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.29 €2.01	$1.35 FCFA775	-41.1%
Average			+12.7%

Germany vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 56.4% more for groceries

	Germany	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.56 €1.37	$3.41 FCFA1,963	+118.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 €4.07	$5.84 FCFA3,358	+25.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 €3.13	$7.94 FCFA4,563	+122.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 €2.20	$2.16 FCFA1,240	-14.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.72 €3.26	$1.77 FCFA1,015	-52.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 €1.04	$2.04 FCFA1,172	+72.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.75	$1.22 FCFA703	+43.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.87	$1.63 FCFA937	+64.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.09	$1.43 FCFA820	+14.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.57	$1.58 FCFA906	+143.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.59	$1.22 FCFA703	+82.6%
Average			+56.4%

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pay 38.4% less for transportation

	Germany	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.30 €5.53	$3.17 FCFA1,825	-49.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$78.83 €69.13	$49.56 FCFA28,491	-37.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,426.33 €22,296.37	$24,666.16 FCFA14,181,066	-3.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.42 €20.53	$8.45 FCFA4,856	-63.9%
Average			-38.4%

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pay 97.4% more for housing

	Germany	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.52 €32.91	$142.87 FCFA82,142	+280.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.30 €643.91	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$553.91 €485.72	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$194.90 €170.91	$27.49 FCFA15,802	-85.9%
Average			+97.4%

Germany vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of housing

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pay 81.7% less for childcare

	Germany	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$344.14 €301.78	$80.87 FCFA46,495	-76.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,791.33 €12,970.53	$1,950.38 FCFA1,121,312	-86.8%
Average			-81.7%

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pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Germany	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.05 €3.55	$0.90 FCFA517	-77.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.19 €2.79	$3.59 FCFA2,066	+12.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.74 €6.78	$1.80 FCFA1,033	-76.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.60 €31.21	$56.17 FCFA32,294	+57.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.70 €11.14	$8.12 FCFA4,670	-36.0%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 39.9% less for clothing

	Germany	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.50 €74.10	$26.96 FCFA15,498	-68.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.41 €36.31	$35.94 FCFA20,665	-13.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.35 €82.74	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.93 €102.54	$71.89 FCFA41,329	-38.5%
Average			-39.9%

Germany vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of clothing

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