Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 3.8% more expensive than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 75.3% more for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$13.41
FCFA8,252
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
$20.95
FCFA12,894
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
$1.12
FCFA688
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
$1.26
FCFA774
|
|
pay 30.2% more for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
$3.34
FCFA2,055
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
$8.88
FCFA5,467
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
$2.01
FCFA1,238
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
$2.28
FCFA1,404
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
$2.66
FCFA1,638
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
$1.33
FCFA819
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
$1.33
FCFA819
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
$2.01
FCFA1,240
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
|
pay 44.5% less for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$58.66
FCFA36,105
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,315,589
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.54
FCFA4,642
|
|
pay 5.2% less for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$167.61
FCFA103,156
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
$209.51
FCFA128,945
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
$117.33
FCFA72,209
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$37.17
FCFA22,876
|
|
pay 67.6% less for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
$67.04
FCFA41,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
$1,173.27
FCFA722,091
|
|
pay 11.8% more for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$0.84
FCFA516
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
$6.70
FCFA4,126
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$1.68
FCFA1,032
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
EC$108.13
|
$50.28
FCFA30,947
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
?? | |
pay 26.4% more for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.51
EC$158.12
|
$25.14
FCFA15,473
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$81.01
FCFA49,859
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
$251.42
FCFA154,734
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$75.42
FCFA46,420
|
|
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