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Equatorial Guinea vs. Bahrain Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 3.8% more expensive than Bahrain overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.0% more in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 1.9% less in Equatorial Guinea
Housing: pay 67.1% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare: pay 89.4% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.2% less in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing: pay 48.4% more in Equatorial Guinea

The cost of groceries, clothing, and restaurants in Equatorial Guinea are more expensive than in Bahrain. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Equatorial Guinea. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Equatorial Guinea.

Equatorial Guinea vs. Bahrain Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Bahrain, you would:

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pay 43.0% more for restaurants

	Bahrain	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.04 BHD3.030	$13.07 FCFA8,315	+62.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.18 BHD3.080	$12.25 FCFA7,795	+49.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 BHD0.520	$1.23 FCFA780	-11.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 BHD0.270	$1.23 FCFA780	+70.8%
Average			+43.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Bahrain	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 BHD0.450	$3.24 FCFA2,062	+170.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 BHD1.590	$3.37 FCFA2,141	-20.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.07 BHD2.290	$9.69 FCFA6,164	+59.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 BHD0.890	$2.94 FCFA1,871	+24.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.94 BHD1.110	$3.10 FCFA1,971	+5.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 BHD0.440	$2.22 FCFA1,414	+88.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 BHD0.350	$1.48 FCFA943	+57.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 BHD0.370	$2.22 FCFA1,414	+128.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 BHD0.250	$1.48 FCFA943	+122.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 BHD0.130	$1.85 FCFA1,179	+433.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 BHD0.190	$2.22 FCFA1,414	+350.3%
Average			+129.1%

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pay 1.9% less for transportation

	Bahrain	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.54 BHD0.580	$3.09 FCFA1,967	+101.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.55 BHD13.020	$26.38 FCFA16,781	-23.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,843.54 BHD12,750.590	$33,034.81 FCFA21,014,802	-2.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$41.86 BHD15.770	$7.35 FCFA4,677	-82.4%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 67.1% less for housing

	Bahrain	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.48 BHD13.740	$16.34 FCFA10,394	-55.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$917.91 BHD345.820	$204.24 FCFA129,923	-77.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$669.88 BHD252.380	$114.37 FCFA72,757	-82.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.20 BHD33.230	$41.86 FCFA26,627	-52.5%
Average			-67.1%

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pay 89.4% less for childcare

	Bahrain	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$378.82 BHD142.720	$65.36 FCFA41,575	-82.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,372.98 BHD3,154.530	$326.78 FCFA207,877	-96.1%
Average			-89.4%

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pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bahrain	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.01 BHD2.640	$1.63 FCFA1,039	-76.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.19 BHD1.960	$5.72 FCFA3,638	+10.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.21 BHD1.960	$4.52 FCFA2,874	-13.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$84.80 BHD31.950	$49.02 FCFA31,182	-42.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.74 BHD4.420	$5.39 FCFA3,426	-54.1%
Average			-35.2%

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pay 48.4% more for clothing

	Bahrain	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.63 BHD19.830	$24.51 FCFA15,591	-53.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.06 BHD20.370	$102.12 FCFA64,962	+88.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.30 BHD34.770	$245.08 FCFA155,908	+165.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.34 BHD33.280	$81.69 FCFA51,969	-7.5%
Average			+48.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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