Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 94.1% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Poland, you would:
pay 85.7% more for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.73
|
$13.41
FCFA8,252
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł23.97
|
$20.95
FCFA12,894
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.23
|
$1.12
FCFA688
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.63
|
$1.26
FCFA774
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
$3.34
FCFA2,055
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.46
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.35
|
$8.88
FCFA5,467
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.02
|
$2.01
FCFA1,238
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.85
|
$2.28
FCFA1,404
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.54
|
$2.66
FCFA1,638
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$1.33
FCFA819
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.53
|
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.63
|
$1.33
FCFA819
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.18
|
$2.01
FCFA1,240
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
|
pay 26.1% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.90
|
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.36
|
$58.66
FCFA36,105
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł79,742.26
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,315,589
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.45
|
$7.54
FCFA4,642
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Poland
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.15
|
$167.61
FCFA103,156
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,934.59
|
$209.51
FCFA128,945
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,639.59
|
$117.33
FCFA72,209
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł598.69
|
$37.17
FCFA22,876
|
|
pay 72.2% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł920.87
|
$67.04
FCFA41,262
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,004.82
|
$1,173.27
FCFA722,091
|
|
pay 33.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.42
|
$0.84
FCFA516
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.87
|
$6.70
FCFA4,126
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.64
|
$1.68
FCFA1,032
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł110.63
|
$50.28
FCFA30,947
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.68
|
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pay 96.3% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł260.54
|
$25.14
FCFA15,473
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.23
|
$81.01
FCFA49,859
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł267.49
|
$251.42
FCFA154,734
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł303.20
|
$75.42
FCFA46,420
|
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