Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 18.5% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 30.2% more for restaurants
Sweden
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
kr113.97
|
$13.41
FCFA8,223
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
kr90.08
|
$20.95
FCFA12,848
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
kr19.57
|
$1.12
FCFA685
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
kr17.70
|
$1.26
FCFA771
|
|
pay 71.3% more for groceries
Sweden
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
kr25.29
|
$3.34
FCFA2,048
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
kr48.71
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
kr51.62
|
$8.88
FCFA5,447
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
kr32.79
|
$2.01
FCFA1,233
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
kr44.13
|
$2.28
FCFA1,399
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
kr13.05
|
$2.66
FCFA1,632
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
kr10.85
|
$1.33
FCFA816
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
kr12.49
|
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr17.06
|
$1.33
FCFA816
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.55
|
$2.01
FCFA1,236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.52
|
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
|
pay 41.6% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
kr78.55
|
$3.11
FCFA1,907
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
kr758.70
|
$58.66
FCFA35,975
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
kr252,305.36
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,278,596
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
kr240.92
|
$7.54
FCFA4,625
|
|
pay 74.1% more for housing
Sweden
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
kr310.82
|
$167.61
FCFA102,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
kr8,022.54
|
$209.51
FCFA128,482
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
kr6,251.92
|
$117.33
FCFA71,950
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
kr670.88
|
$37.17
FCFA22,794
|
|
pay 55.8% less for childcare
Sweden
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
kr1,411.55
|
$67.04
FCFA41,114
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
kr34,699.85
|
$1,173.27
FCFA719,502
|
|
pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
kr70.42
|
$0.84
FCFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
kr39.84
|
$6.70
FCFA4,111
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
kr67.63
|
$1.68
FCFA1,028
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
kr402.41
|
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
kr135.03
|
?? | |
pay 61.4% more for clothing
Sweden
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
kr857.95
|
$25.14
FCFA15,418
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
kr370.28
|
$81.01
FCFA49,680
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
kr872.43
|
$251.42
FCFA154,179
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
kr1,327.20
|
$75.42
FCFA46,254
|
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