Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 2.2 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.44
IQD5,814
|
$13.28
FCFA8,123
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
IQD8,891
|
$16.59
FCFA10,154
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD552
|
$1.66
FCFA1,015
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD266
|
$1.24
FCFA762
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for groceries
Iraq
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
IQD1,041
|
$3.29
FCFA2,015
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
IQD3,153
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
IQD5,842
|
$9.84
FCFA6,022
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
IQD2,292
|
$2.99
FCFA1,828
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
IQD2,570
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD625
|
$2.26
FCFA1,382
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD666
|
$1.51
FCFA921
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD598
|
$2.26
FCFA1,382
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD389
|
$1.51
FCFA921
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD354
|
$1.88
FCFA1,151
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD357
|
$2.26
FCFA1,382
|
|
pay 2.4% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.96
IQD2,568
|
$3.14
FCFA1,922
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.17
IQD52,655
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,142.41
IQD22,469,679
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.76
IQD21,972
|
$7.47
FCFA4,569
|
|
pay 39.0% less for housing
Iraq
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.86
IQD45,690
|
$16.59
FCFA10,154
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.92
IQD368,224
|
$207.42
FCFA126,921
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.29
IQD248,110
|
$116.16
FCFA71,076
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.33
IQD90,879
|
$42.51
FCFA26,011
|
|
pay 67.0% less for childcare
Iraq
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.04
IQD184,864
|
$66.38
FCFA40,615
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,756.35
IQD2,302,169
|
$331.88
FCFA203,073
|
|
pay 68.2% more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
IQD3,082
|
$1.66
FCFA1,015
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
IQD3,126
|
$6.64
FCFA4,061
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.03
IQD2,660
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.97
IQD41,899
|
$49.78
FCFA30,461
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
IQD10,763
|
?? | |
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Iraq
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.45
IQD32,055
|
$24.89
FCFA15,230
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.19
IQD31,709
|
$103.71
FCFA63,460
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.63
IQD58,497
|
$248.91
FCFA152,305
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.49
IQD51,768
|
$82.97
FCFA50,768
|
|
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