Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 43.4% more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
Q40.53
|
$13.41
FCFA8,100
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
Q44.80
|
$20.95
FCFA12,657
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
Q8.09
|
$1.12
FCFA675
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
Q5.78
|
$1.26
FCFA759
|
|
pay 93.2% more for groceries
Guatemala
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
Q14.04
|
$3.34
FCFA2,017
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.52
Q19.54
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
Q47.49
|
$8.88
FCFA5,366
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
Q15.00
|
$2.01
FCFA1,215
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
Q21.34
|
$2.28
FCFA1,378
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
Q11.14
|
$2.66
FCFA1,607
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Q3.89
|
$1.33
FCFA804
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
Q8.13
|
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Q5.26
|
$1.33
FCFA804
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
Q5.55
|
$2.01
FCFA1,217
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
Q4.85
|
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
|
pay 65.8% more for transportation
Guatemala
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
Q29.17
|
$3.11
FCFA1,878
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.82
Q115.11
|
$58.66
FCFA35,439
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,182.24
Q133,415.63
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,125,385
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
Q67.21
|
$7.54
FCFA4,556
|
|
pay 25.3% more for housing
Guatemala
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
Q373.14
|
$167.61
FCFA101,254
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.59
Q3,079.43
|
$209.51
FCFA126,567
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.71
Q3,033.79
|
$117.33
FCFA70,878
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.38
Q414.44
|
$37.17
FCFA22,455
|
|
pay 69.5% less for childcare
Guatemala
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
Q1,337.00
|
$67.04
FCFA40,502
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
Q40,945.66
|
$1,173.27
FCFA708,777
|
|
pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
Q16.68
|
$0.84
FCFA506
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
Q17.99
|
$6.70
FCFA4,050
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
Q26.05
|
$1.68
FCFA1,013
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.57
Q322.80
|
$50.28
FCFA30,376
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.84
Q53.10
|
?? | |
pay 40.4% more for clothing
Guatemala
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.92
Q340.99
|
$25.14
FCFA15,188
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.75
Q370.81
|
$81.01
FCFA48,939
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.16
Q762.22
|
$251.42
FCFA151,881
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.99
Q745.37
|
$75.42
FCFA45,564
|
|
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