Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 7.2% more expensive than Marshall Islands.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Marshall Islands, you would:
pay 0.6% more for restaurants
Marshall Islands
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.20
|
$13.41
FCFA8,216
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$20.95
FCFA12,838
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$1.12
FCFA685
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.26
FCFA770
|
|
pay 34.4% more for groceries
Marshall Islands
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.80
|
$3.34
FCFA2,046
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.56
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
|
$8.88
FCFA5,443
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
|
$2.01
FCFA1,232
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
|
$2.28
FCFA1,398
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.13
|
$2.66
FCFA1,630
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.33
FCFA815
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.33
FCFA815
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$2.01
FCFA1,234
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
|
pay 23.4% less for transportation
Marshall Islands
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
|
$3.11
FCFA1,905
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$58.66
FCFA35,945
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,270,024
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.75
|
$7.54
FCFA4,622
|
|
pay 31.1% less for housing
Marshall Islands
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.67
|
$167.61
FCFA102,700
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,116.67
|
$209.51
FCFA128,375
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$850.00
|
$117.33
FCFA71,890
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$407.84
|
$37.17
FCFA22,775
|
|
pay 63.9% less for childcare
Marshall Islands
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$67.04
FCFA41,080
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,250.00
|
$1,173.27
FCFA718,902
|
|
pay 18.5% more for entertainment and sports
Marshall Islands
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.00
|
$0.84
FCFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
|
$6.70
FCFA4,108
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$1.68
FCFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.67
|
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
|
?? | |
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Marshall Islands
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.00
|
$25.14
FCFA15,405
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
|
$81.01
FCFA49,638
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.50
|
$251.42
FCFA154,050
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.50
|
$75.42
FCFA46,215
|
|
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