Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 99.8% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Poland, you would:
pay 90.6% more for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.38
zł29.96
|
$12.83
FCFA8,261
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.78
zł27.16
|
$20.05
FCFA12,908
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
zł5.38
|
$1.07
FCFA688
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
zł4.65
|
$1.20
FCFA774
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
zł3.83
|
$3.19
FCFA2,057
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.88
zł13.54
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.27
zł10.68
|
$9.11
FCFA5,863
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
zł10.38
|
$1.92
FCFA1,239
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
zł8.50
|
$2.18
FCFA1,405
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.74
|
$2.55
FCFA1,639
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
zł2.26
|
$1.27
FCFA820
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
zł2.62
|
$1.82
FCFA1,171
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
zł5.34
|
$1.27
FCFA820
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
zł1.20
|
$1.93
FCFA1,241
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
zł1.47
|
$1.82
FCFA1,171
|
|
pay 24.0% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.25
zł24.64
|
$2.93
FCFA1,889
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.05
zł103.53
|
$44.22
FCFA28,475
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,306.67
zł85,967.32
|
$22,010.09
FCFA14,172,989
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
zł28.17
|
$7.15
FCFA4,606
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Poland
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.51
zł58.76
|
$160.36
FCFA103,264
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.49
zł1,941.73
|
$200.46
FCFA129,080
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.60
zł1,702.77
|
$112.26
FCFA72,285
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.53
zł692.78
|
$35.56
FCFA22,900
|
|
pay 68.8% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$215.19
zł1,010.51
|
$68.16
FCFA43,887
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,676.15
zł26,654.95
|
$1,740.36
FCFA1,120,673
|
|
pay 38.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
zł9.73
|
$0.80
FCFA516
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
zł10.75
|
$6.41
FCFA4,131
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
zł18.38
|
$1.60
FCFA1,033
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.21
zł127.76
|
$54.80
FCFA35,285
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
zł26.07
|
$7.25
FCFA4,668
|
|
pay 95.7% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.88
zł295.26
|
$24.05
FCFA15,490
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.43
zł142.90
|
$77.51
FCFA49,911
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.46
zł288.59
|
$240.55
FCFA154,896
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.40
zł344.67
|
$72.16
FCFA46,469
|
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