Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 2.4 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
LKR805.67
|
$13.28
FCFA8,021
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
LKR1,941.24
|
$16.59
FCFA10,026
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
LKR191.49
|
$1.66
FCFA1,003
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
LKR99.31
|
$1.24
FCFA752
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
LKR175.51
|
$3.29
FCFA1,989
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
LKR1,888.99
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
LKR1,798.90
|
$9.84
FCFA5,946
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
LKR642.00
|
$2.99
FCFA1,805
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
LKR680.31
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
LKR843.12
|
$2.26
FCFA1,364
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR126.88
|
$1.51
FCFA910
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.35
LKR707.40
|
$2.26
FCFA1,364
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LKR183.54
|
$1.51
FCFA910
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
LKR137.81
|
$1.88
FCFA1,137
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
LKR129.73
|
$2.26
FCFA1,364
|
|
pay 54.4% more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.75
LKR1,426.80
|
$3.14
FCFA1,898
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.21
LKR1,866.39
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,035.83
LKR9,932,200.90
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
LKR925.58
|
$7.47
FCFA4,512
|
|
pay 27.6% more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.05
LKR4,223.31
|
$16.59
FCFA10,026
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$150.86
LKR45,357.27
|
$207.42
FCFA125,327
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.60
LKR30,544.55
|
$116.16
FCFA70,183
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.30
LKR9,108.28
|
$42.51
FCFA25,685
|
|
pay 65.9% more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$24.77
LKR7,445.78
|
$66.38
FCFA40,105
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.09
LKR156,363.31
|
$331.88
FCFA200,523
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
LKR605.37
|
$1.66
FCFA1,003
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
LKR699.60
|
$6.64
FCFA4,010
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
LKR2,241.10
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.08
LKR3,631.68
|
$49.78
FCFA30,078
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.25
LKR976.79
|
?? | |
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.19
LKR8,173.84
|
$24.89
FCFA15,039
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.21
LKR5,475.92
|
$103.71
FCFA62,663
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.88
LKR16,498.81
|
$248.91
FCFA150,392
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.71
LKR9,833.05
|
$82.97
FCFA50,131
|
|
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