Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 14.1% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Brunei
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.70
BND6.35
|
$13.28
FCFA8,021
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.86
BND7.92
|
$16.59
FCFA10,026
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
BND1.60
|
$1.66
FCFA1,003
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
BND1.07
|
$1.24
FCFA752
|
|
pay 43.5% more for groceries
Brunei
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
BND2.80
|
$3.29
FCFA1,989
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.61
BND7.57
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
BND8.60
|
$9.84
FCFA5,946
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
BND3.25
|
$2.99
FCFA1,805
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
BND4.58
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
BND2.33
|
$2.26
FCFA1,364
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.91
BND2.58
|
$1.51
FCFA910
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
BND2.28
|
$2.26
FCFA1,364
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
BND2.89
|
$1.51
FCFA910
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
BND1.34
|
$1.88
FCFA1,137
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
BND1.22
|
$2.26
FCFA1,364
|
|
pay 36.0% more for transportation
Brunei
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.30
BND1.75
|
$3.14
FCFA1,898
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND30.05
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,028.03
BND31,107.72
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND34.07
|
$7.47
FCFA4,512
|
|
pay 52.7% less for housing
Brunei
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.81
BND122.67
|
$16.59
FCFA10,026
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.89
BND668.53
|
$207.42
FCFA125,327
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$556.37
BND751.58
|
$116.16
FCFA70,183
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.28
BND53.06
|
$42.51
FCFA25,685
|
|
pay 85.0% less for childcare
Brunei
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.56
BND335.77
|
$66.38
FCFA40,105
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,354.39
BND13,987.37
|
$331.88
FCFA200,523
|
|
pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.30
BND3.10
|
$1.66
FCFA1,003
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
BND5.07
|
$6.64
FCFA4,010
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.20
BND13.77
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.77
BND90.20
|
$49.78
FCFA30,078
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
BND6.52
|
?? | |
pay 33.8% more for clothing
Brunei
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.14
BND78.54
|
$24.89
FCFA15,039
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.50
BND81.73
|
$103.71
FCFA62,663
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.63
BND137.29
|
$248.91
FCFA150,392
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.84
BND147.03
|
$82.97
FCFA50,131
|
|
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