Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 17.6% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 57.0% more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
$13.41
FCFA8,216
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
$20.95
FCFA12,838
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
$1.12
FCFA685
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
$1.26
FCFA770
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
$3.34
FCFA2,046
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
$8.88
FCFA5,443
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
$2.01
FCFA1,232
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
$2.28
FCFA1,398
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
$2.66
FCFA1,630
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
$1.33
FCFA815
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
$1.33
FCFA815
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
$2.01
FCFA1,234
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
|
pay 25.6% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
$3.11
FCFA1,905
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
$58.66
FCFA35,945
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,270,024
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
$7.54
FCFA4,622
|
|
pay 5.8% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
$167.61
FCFA102,700
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
$209.51
FCFA128,375
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
$117.33
FCFA71,890
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
$37.17
FCFA22,775
|
|
pay 76.8% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
$67.04
FCFA41,080
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
$1,173.27
FCFA718,902
|
|
pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
$0.84
FCFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
$6.70
FCFA4,108
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
$1.68
FCFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
?? | |
pay 13.7% more for clothing
Lebanon
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
$25.14
FCFA15,405
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
$81.01
FCFA49,638
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
$251.42
FCFA154,050
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
$75.42
FCFA46,215
|
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