Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 9.8% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 11.5% more for restaurants
Liberia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,939.00
|
$13.28
FCFA8,021
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,939.00
|
$16.59
FCFA10,026
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD329.63
|
$1.66
FCFA1,003
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD484.75
|
$1.24
FCFA752
|
|
pay 18.8% more for groceries
Liberia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.80
|
$3.29
FCFA1,989
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,145.06
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,107.43
|
$9.84
FCFA5,946
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD762.99
|
$2.99
FCFA1,805
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD792.99
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.90
|
$2.26
FCFA1,364
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD645.41
|
$1.51
FCFA910
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD828.24
|
$2.26
FCFA1,364
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD810.58
|
$1.51
FCFA910
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.70
|
$1.88
FCFA1,137
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD775.60
|
$2.26
FCFA1,364
|
|
pay 33.4% less for transportation
Liberia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD817.32
|
$3.14
FCFA1,898
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD983,048.28
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,460.97
|
$7.47
FCFA4,512
|
|
pay 50.4% less for housing
Liberia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,081.16
|
$16.59
FCFA10,026
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD129,266.65
|
$207.42
FCFA125,327
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,451.00
|
$116.16
FCFA70,183
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,419.82
|
$42.51
FCFA25,685
|
|
pay 44.3% less for childcare
Liberia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,412.73
|
$66.38
FCFA40,105
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,849.96
|
$331.88
FCFA200,523
|
|
pay 14.7% more for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD484.75
|
$1.66
FCFA1,003
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD605.94
|
$6.64
FCFA4,010
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD969.50
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,784.87
|
$49.78
FCFA30,078
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,890.48
|
?? | |
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Liberia
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,570.17
|
$24.89
FCFA15,039
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,544.12
|
$103.71
FCFA62,663
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,906.87
|
$248.91
FCFA150,392
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,330.62
|
$82.97
FCFA50,131
|
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