Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 3.5 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 6.2 times more for restaurants
|
Pakistan
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.57
PKR438.56
|
$13.28
FCFA8,057
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
PKR973.78
|
$16.59
FCFA10,072
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
PKR84.44
|
$1.66
FCFA1,007
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
PKR57.84
|
$1.24
FCFA755
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for groceries
|
Pakistan
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
PKR155.52
|
$3.29
FCFA1,998
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
PKR654.39
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
PKR740.63
|
$9.84
FCFA5,973
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
PKR305.18
|
$2.99
FCFA1,813
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.23
PKR342.46
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PKR119.45
|
$2.26
FCFA1,371
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
PKR77.00
|
$1.51
FCFA914
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
PKR87.51
|
$2.26
FCFA1,371
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
PKR55.77
|
$1.51
FCFA914
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
PKR43.76
|
$1.88
FCFA1,142
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
PKR54.95
|
$2.26
FCFA1,371
|
|
pay 36.1% more for transportation
|
Pakistan
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
PKR1,043.28
|
$3.14
FCFA1,906
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.78
PKR1,887.02
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,737.54
PKR4,660,569.29
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
PKR1,103.69
|
$7.47
FCFA4,532
|
|
pay 69.2% more for housing
|
Pakistan
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.27
PKR3,974.30
|
$16.59
FCFA10,072
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$81.52
PKR22,699.98
|
$207.42
FCFA125,897
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.88
PKR14,167.12
|
$116.16
FCFA70,503
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.49
PKR15,172.29
|
$42.51
FCFA25,802
|
|
pay 28.3% more for childcare
|
Pakistan
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.66
PKR8,258.21
|
$66.38
FCFA40,287
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,010.43
PKR281,354.40
|
$331.88
FCFA201,436
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Pakistan
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
PKR512.28
|
$1.66
FCFA1,007
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.52
PKR422.34
|
$6.64
FCFA4,029
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
PKR454.96
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.78
PKR3,002.22
|
$49.78
FCFA30,215
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.47
PKR966.12
|
?? | |
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
|
Pakistan
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.74
PKR3,824.71
|
$24.89
FCFA15,108
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.92
PKR5,267.76
|
$103.71
FCFA62,949
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.54
PKR13,514.70
|
$248.91
FCFA151,077
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.13
PKR7,275.26
|
$82.97
FCFA50,359
|
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