Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 5.4% cheaper than Tennessee.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Tennessee, you would:
pay 16.1% more for restaurants
Tennessee
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.79
|
$13.41
FCFA8,216
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
|
$20.95
FCFA12,838
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
|
$1.12
FCFA685
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
|
$1.26
FCFA770
|
|
pay 35.8% more for groceries
Tennessee
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
|
$3.34
FCFA2,046
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.52
|
$8.88
FCFA5,443
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
|
$2.01
FCFA1,232
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.11
|
$2.28
FCFA1,398
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$2.66
FCFA1,630
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$1.33
FCFA815
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
|
$1.33
FCFA815
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
|
$2.01
FCFA1,234
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
|
pay 16.9% less for transportation
Tennessee
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.14
|
$3.11
FCFA1,905
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.16
|
$58.66
FCFA35,945
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,913.54
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,270,024
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.36
|
$7.54
FCFA4,622
|
|
pay 27.1% less for housing
Tennessee
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.14
|
$167.61
FCFA102,700
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,221.62
|
$209.51
FCFA128,375
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$963.24
|
$117.33
FCFA71,890
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.63
|
$37.17
FCFA22,775
|
|
pay 91.8% less for childcare
Tennessee
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$815.94
|
$67.04
FCFA41,080
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,364.48
|
$1,173.27
FCFA718,902
|
|
pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports
Tennessee
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.31
|
$0.84
FCFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
|
$6.70
FCFA4,108
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
|
$1.68
FCFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.45
|
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.11
|
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pay 61.0% more for clothing
Tennessee
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.32
|
$25.14
FCFA15,405
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.49
|
$81.01
FCFA49,638
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.91
|
$251.42
FCFA154,050
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.92
|
$75.42
FCFA46,215
|
|
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