Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 2.4 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,424
|
$13.28
FCFA8,027
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,900
|
$16.59
FCFA10,034
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
$1.66
FCFA1,003
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
$1.24
FCFA753
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for groceries
Burundi
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,085
|
$3.29
FCFA1,991
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,376
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,964
|
$9.84
FCFA5,950
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,926
|
$2.99
FCFA1,806
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,143
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,567
|
$2.26
FCFA1,365
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF631
|
$1.51
FCFA910
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,892
|
$2.26
FCFA1,365
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
$1.51
FCFA910
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF631
|
$1.88
FCFA1,138
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF757
|
$2.26
FCFA1,365
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.14
FCFA1,899
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.47
FCFA4,515
|
pay 14.2% more for housing
Burundi
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$16.59
FCFA10,034
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF835,820
|
$207.42
FCFA125,419
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF211,775
|
$116.16
FCFA70,235
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$42.51
FCFA25,704
|
|
pay 66.3% less for childcare
Burundi
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF296,422
|
$66.38
FCFA40,134
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,642,170
|
$331.88
FCFA200,671
|
|
pay 74.5% more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,633
|
$1.66
FCFA1,003
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,720
|
$6.64
FCFA4,013
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,951
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$49.78
FCFA30,101
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$24.89
FCFA15,050
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$103.71
FCFA62,710
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$248.91
FCFA150,503
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$82.97
FCFA50,168
|
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