Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 4.5% cheaper than Iowa.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Iowa, you would:
pay 20.5% more for restaurants
Iowa
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.62
|
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.21
|
$20.95
FCFA12,889
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$1.12
FCFA687
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.26
FCFA773
|
|
pay 25.9% more for groceries
Iowa
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
|
$3.34
FCFA2,054
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.34
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.42
|
$8.88
FCFA5,465
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.42
|
$2.28
FCFA1,403
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.52
|
$2.66
FCFA1,637
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
|
$1.33
FCFA818
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
|
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.48
|
$1.33
FCFA818
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$2.01
FCFA1,239
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
|
pay 10.5% less for transportation
Iowa
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.25
|
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.33
|
$58.66
FCFA36,090
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,180.36
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,311,372
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.77
|
$7.54
FCFA4,640
|
|
pay 24.8% less for housing
Iowa
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.34
|
$167.61
FCFA103,114
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$970.95
|
$209.51
FCFA128,892
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$657.81
|
$117.33
FCFA72,180
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.85
|
$37.17
FCFA22,867
|
|
pay 92.7% less for childcare
Iowa
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$907.34
|
$67.04
FCFA41,245
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,239.17
|
$1,173.27
FCFA721,796
|
|
pay 18.5% less for entertainment and sports
Iowa
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.64
|
$0.84
FCFA516
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
|
$6.70
FCFA4,125
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.77
|
$1.68
FCFA1,031
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.83
|
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.60
|
?? | |
pay 68.9% more for clothing
Iowa
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.72
|
$25.14
FCFA15,467
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.28
|
$81.01
FCFA49,838
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.53
|
$251.42
FCFA154,671
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.28
|
$75.42
FCFA46,401
|
|
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