Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 92.2% more expensive than North Korea.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
North Korea
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
₩3,840
|
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
$20.95
FCFA12,889
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
₩2,504
|
$1.12
FCFA687
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
₩2,692
|
$1.26
FCFA773
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
North Korea
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
₩495
|
$3.34
FCFA2,054
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
₩1,125
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
₩891
|
$8.88
FCFA5,465
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
₩2,699
|
$2.28
FCFA1,403
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
₩1,742
|
$2.66
FCFA1,637
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$1.33
FCFA818
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$1.33
FCFA818
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$2.01
FCFA1,239
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
|
pay 16.2% less for transportation
North Korea
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
₩4,361
|
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$58.66
FCFA36,090
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,311,372
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
₩5,400
|
$7.54
FCFA4,640
|
|
pay 40.5% less for housing
North Korea
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$167.61
FCFA103,114
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
₩315,000
|
$209.51
FCFA128,892
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
₩178,902
|
$117.33
FCFA72,180
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$37.17
FCFA22,867
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$67.04
FCFA41,245
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,173.27
FCFA721,796
|
pay 20.3% more for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
₩1,997
|
$0.84
FCFA516
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
₩1,921
|
$6.70
FCFA4,125
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
$1.68
FCFA1,031
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
₩16,214
|
?? | |
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
North Korea
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
$25.14
FCFA15,467
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$81.01
FCFA49,838
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
$251.42
FCFA154,671
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$75.42
FCFA46,401
|
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