Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 39.0% more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 93.8% more for restaurants
Guyana
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,480
|
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,480
|
$20.95
FCFA12,889
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$249
|
$1.12
FCFA687
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$133
|
$1.26
FCFA773
|
|
pay 62.9% more for groceries
Guyana
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$312
|
$3.34
FCFA2,054
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,020
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,671
|
$8.88
FCFA5,465
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$606
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$521
|
$2.28
FCFA1,403
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$479
|
$2.66
FCFA1,637
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$215
|
$1.33
FCFA818
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$309
|
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$179
|
$1.33
FCFA818
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$131
|
$2.01
FCFA1,239
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$122
|
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
|
pay 0.6% more for transportation
Guyana
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$789
|
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,908
|
$58.66
FCFA36,090
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,256,743
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,311,372
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,441
|
$7.54
FCFA4,640
|
|
pay 13.0% more for housing
Guyana
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,435
|
$167.61
FCFA103,114
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,251
|
$209.51
FCFA128,892
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$47,803
|
$117.33
FCFA72,180
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,663
|
$37.17
FCFA22,867
|
|
pay 3.1% less for childcare
Guyana
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,738
|
$67.04
FCFA41,245
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$199,352
|
$1,173.27
FCFA721,796
|
|
pay 19.8% more for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$493
|
$0.84
FCFA516
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$716
|
$6.70
FCFA4,125
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$493
|
$1.68
FCFA1,031
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,921
|
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,283
|
?? | |
pay 86.3% more for clothing
Guyana
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,510
|
$25.14
FCFA15,467
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,704
|
$81.01
FCFA49,838
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,803
|
$251.42
FCFA154,671
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$12,994
|
$75.42
FCFA46,401
|
|
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