Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 9.0% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Greece, you would:
pay 38.8% more for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.70
|
$13.28
FCFA8,057
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.34
|
$16.59
FCFA10,072
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.82
|
$1.66
FCFA1,007
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$1.24
FCFA755
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
$3.29
FCFA1,998
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.04
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.61
|
$9.84
FCFA5,973
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.78
|
$2.99
FCFA1,813
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.95
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$2.26
FCFA1,371
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$1.51
FCFA914
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$2.26
FCFA1,371
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.51
FCFA914
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$1.88
FCFA1,142
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$2.26
FCFA1,371
|
|
pay 54.4% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.22
|
$3.14
FCFA1,906
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€38.15
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,715.86
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.55
|
$7.47
FCFA4,532
|
|
pay 64.0% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.36
|
$16.59
FCFA10,072
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€489.60
|
$207.42
FCFA125,897
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€376.03
|
$116.16
FCFA70,503
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€165.02
|
$42.51
FCFA25,802
|
|
pay 88.0% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€324.55
|
$66.38
FCFA40,287
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,160.93
|
$331.88
FCFA201,436
|
|
pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.91
|
$1.66
FCFA1,007
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.25
|
$6.64
FCFA4,029
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.61
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€43.05
|
$49.78
FCFA30,215
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.26
|
?? | |
pay 63.7% more for clothing
|
Greece
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.54
|
$24.89
FCFA15,108
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€38.05
|
$103.71
FCFA62,949
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€80.30
|
$248.91
FCFA151,077
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€89.12
|
$82.97
FCFA50,359
|
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