Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 5.6 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 9.4 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
Rs274
|
$13.41
FCFA8,223
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
Rs744
|
$20.95
FCFA12,848
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs48
|
$1.12
FCFA685
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
Rs36
|
$1.26
FCFA771
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
Rs91
|
$3.34
FCFA2,048
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
Rs596
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
Rs476
|
$8.88
FCFA5,447
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
Rs225
|
$2.01
FCFA1,233
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rs205
|
$2.28
FCFA1,399
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
Rs89
|
$2.66
FCFA1,632
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs50
|
$1.33
FCFA816
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs70
|
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs49
|
$1.33
FCFA816
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
Rs26
|
$2.01
FCFA1,236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
Rs35
|
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
Rs709
|
$3.11
FCFA1,907
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
Rs1,534
|
$58.66
FCFA35,975
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
Rs2,850,307
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,278,596
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
Rs502
|
$7.54
FCFA4,625
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
Rs4,889
|
$167.61
FCFA102,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
Rs16,128
|
$209.51
FCFA128,482
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
Rs10,079
|
$117.33
FCFA71,950
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
Rs9,100
|
$37.17
FCFA22,794
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
Rs5,399
|
$67.04
FCFA41,114
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
Rs169,166
|
$1,173.27
FCFA719,502
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
Rs470
|
$0.84
FCFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
Rs255
|
$6.70
FCFA4,111
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
Rs237
|
$1.68
FCFA1,028
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
Rs2,117
|
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
Rs705
|
?? | |
pay 5.0 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
Rs2,930
|
$25.14
FCFA15,418
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
Rs3,795
|
$81.01
FCFA49,680
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
Rs8,393
|
$251.42
FCFA154,179
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
Rs6,253
|
$75.42
FCFA46,254
|
|
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