Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 7.8% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 86.4% more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.82
|
$13.41
FCFA8,216
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.86
|
$20.95
FCFA12,838
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.61
|
$1.12
FCFA685
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.65
|
$1.26
FCFA770
|
|
pay 11.5% more for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
$3.34
FCFA2,046
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.83
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.23
|
$8.88
FCFA5,443
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.13
|
$2.01
FCFA1,232
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.06
|
$2.28
FCFA1,398
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.89
|
$2.66
FCFA1,630
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
$1.33
FCFA815
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
$1.33
FCFA815
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
$2.01
FCFA1,234
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
|
pay 42.6% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.29
|
$3.11
FCFA1,905
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$498.46
|
$58.66
FCFA35,945
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,198.68
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,270,024
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.68
|
$7.54
FCFA4,622
|
|
pay 89.6% more for housing
Hong Kong
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.64
|
$167.61
FCFA102,700
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,908.05
|
$209.51
FCFA128,375
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,744.91
|
$117.33
FCFA71,890
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,228.89
|
$37.17
FCFA22,775
|
|
pay 92.5% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,037.43
|
$67.04
FCFA41,080
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,599.25
|
$1,173.27
FCFA718,902
|
|
pay 42.4% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.85
|
$0.84
FCFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.29
|
$6.70
FCFA4,108
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.80
|
$1.68
FCFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$621.08
|
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.69
|
?? | |
pay 44.3% more for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$633.10
|
$25.14
FCFA15,405
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$311.96
|
$81.01
FCFA49,638
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$691.37
|
$251.42
FCFA154,050
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,012.63
|
$75.42
FCFA46,215
|
|
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