Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 9.8% more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 14.3% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$13.28
FCFA8,021
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$16.59
FCFA10,026
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$1.66
FCFA1,003
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$1.24
FCFA752
|
|
pay 9.2% more for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$3.29
FCFA1,989
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$9.84
FCFA5,946
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$2.99
FCFA1,805
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$2.26
FCFA1,364
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$1.51
FCFA910
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$2.26
FCFA1,364
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$1.51
FCFA910
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$1.88
FCFA1,137
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$2.26
FCFA1,364
|
|
pay 35.2% more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$3.14
FCFA1,898
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$7.47
FCFA4,512
|
|
pay 85.7% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$16.59
FCFA10,026
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$207.42
FCFA125,327
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$116.16
FCFA70,183
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$42.51
FCFA25,685
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$66.38
FCFA40,105
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$331.88
FCFA200,523
|
|
pay 41.8% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$1.66
FCFA1,003
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$6.64
FCFA4,010
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$49.78
FCFA30,078
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
?? | |
pay 24.2% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$24.89
FCFA15,039
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$103.71
FCFA62,663
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$248.91
FCFA150,392
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$82.97
FCFA50,131
|
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