Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 20.0% more expensive than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 34.2% more for restaurants
|
Solomon Islands
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
$45.79
|
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
$127.20
|
$20.95
FCFA12,889
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
$20.35
|
$1.12
FCFA687
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
$10.18
|
$1.26
FCFA773
|
|
pay 18.0% more for groceries
|
Solomon Islands
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
$12.08
|
$3.34
FCFA2,054
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
$72.76
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
$84.75
|
$8.88
FCFA5,465
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
$39.69
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
$36.00
|
$2.28
FCFA1,403
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
$16.77
|
$2.66
FCFA1,637
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
$4.62
|
$1.33
FCFA818
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
$23.08
|
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
$15.26
|
$1.33
FCFA818
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
$17.08
|
$2.01
FCFA1,239
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
$11.31
|
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
|
pay 32.2% less for transportation
|
Solomon Islands
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
$38.73
|
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$58.66
FCFA36,090
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,311,372
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.54
FCFA4,640
|
|
pay 82.1% less for housing
|
Solomon Islands
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
$4,070,527.70
|
$167.61
FCFA103,114
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
$4,918.55
|
$209.51
FCFA128,892
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
$5,596.98
|
$117.33
FCFA72,180
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$37.17
FCFA22,867
|
|
pay 56.0% less for childcare
|
Solomon Islands
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
$1,017.63
|
$67.04
FCFA41,245
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
$30,528.96
|
$1,173.27
FCFA721,796
|
|
pay 22.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Solomon Islands
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
$38.16
|
$0.84
FCFA516
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
$33.92
|
$6.70
FCFA4,125
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
$32.56
|
$1.68
FCFA1,031
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
$508.82
|
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
$35.62
|
?? | |
pay 3.8 times more for clothing
|
Solomon Islands
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
$178.09
|
$25.14
FCFA15,467
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
$61.06
|
$81.01
FCFA49,838
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
$966.75
|
$251.42
FCFA154,671
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
$1,017.63
|
$75.42
FCFA46,401
|
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