Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 98.8% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,885
|
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,458
|
$20.95
FCFA12,889
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,432
|
$1.12
FCFA687
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,338
|
$1.26
FCFA773
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
$3.34
FCFA2,054
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,743
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,992
|
$8.88
FCFA5,465
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,235
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,466
|
$2.28
FCFA1,403
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,148
|
$2.66
FCFA1,637
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,255
|
$1.33
FCFA818
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,842
|
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,623
|
$1.33
FCFA818
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,591
|
$2.01
FCFA1,239
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,463
|
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
|
pay 24.1% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,962
|
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲172,954
|
$58.66
FCFA36,090
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,311,372
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲88,845
|
$7.54
FCFA4,640
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Paraguay
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲152,575
|
$167.61
FCFA103,114
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,503,043
|
$209.51
FCFA128,892
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,602,857
|
$117.33
FCFA72,180
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲319,823
|
$37.17
FCFA22,867
|
|
pay 52.2% less for childcare
Paraguay
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
$67.04
FCFA41,245
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
$1,173.27
FCFA721,796
|
|
pay 64.0% more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,751
|
$0.84
FCFA516
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,419
|
$6.70
FCFA4,125
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
$1.68
FCFA1,031
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲211,664
|
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,180
|
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pay 90.4% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
$25.14
FCFA15,467
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
$81.01
FCFA49,838
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
$251.42
FCFA154,671
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲553,350
|
$75.42
FCFA46,401
|
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