Cost of living comparison

Benin

compared to

Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea vs. Benin Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 2.8 times more expensive than Benin overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 27.6% less in Equatorial Guinea
Housing: pay 36.0% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare: pay 81.2% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.2% more in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing: pay 11.5 times more in Equatorial Guinea

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

Equatorial Guinea vs. Benin Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Benin	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.27 F CFA1,964	$13.07 FCFA7,854	+300.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.90 F CFA2,945	$12.25 FCFA7,363	+150.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 F CFA412	$1.23 FCFA736	+78.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 F CFA304	$1.23 FCFA736	+141.9%
Average			+167.6%

Benin vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Benin	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.25 F CFA753	$3.24 FCFA1,948	+158.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 F CFA2,618	$3.37 FCFA2,023	-22.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.11 F CFA4,274	$9.69 FCFA5,822	+36.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 F CFA1,160	$2.94 FCFA1,767	+52.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.43 F CFA1,458	$3.10 FCFA1,862	+27.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 F CFA705	$2.22 FCFA1,336	+89.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA356	$1.48 FCFA891	+150.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.49 F CFA297	$2.22 FCFA1,336	+350.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 F CFA416	$1.48 FCFA891	+114.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 F CFA371	$1.85 FCFA1,113	+200.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 F CFA416	$2.22 FCFA1,336	+221.4%
Average			+125.2%

Benin vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 27.6% less for transportation

	Benin	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.75 F CFA2,255	$3.09 FCFA1,858	-17.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$26.38 FCFA15,851
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$33,034.81 FCFA19,850,147
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.76 F CFA7,069	$7.35 FCFA4,418	-37.5%
Average			-27.6%

Benin vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 36.0% less for housing

	Benin	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.08 F CFA31,294	$16.34 FCFA9,818	-68.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$178.09 F CFA107,014	$204.24 FCFA122,723	+14.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$130.71 F CFA78,543	$114.37 FCFA68,725	-12.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.42 F CFA112,616	$41.86 FCFA25,151	-77.7%
Average			-36.0%

Benin vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 81.2% less for childcare

	Benin	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$204.24 F CFA122,723	$65.36 FCFA39,271	-68.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,990.94 F CFA3,599,869	$326.78 FCFA196,356	-94.5%
Average			-81.2%

Benin vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 37.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Benin	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.98 F CFA589	$1.63 FCFA982	+66.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.08 F CFA2,454	$5.72 FCFA3,436	+40.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.12 F CFA1,276	$4.52 FCFA2,715	+112.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.14 F CFA33,135	$49.02 FCFA29,453	-11.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.94 F CFA4,173	$5.39 FCFA3,236	-22.4%
Average			+37.2%

Benin vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 11.5 times more for clothing

	Benin	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.34 F CFA9,818	$24.51 FCFA14,727	+50.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.17 F CFA4,909	$102.12 FCFA61,361	+1150.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$8.17 F CFA4,909	$245.08 FCFA147,267	+2900.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.93 F CFA26,999	$81.69 FCFA49,089	+81.8%
Average			+1045.5%

Benin vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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: March 2025

More cost comparisons

Benin vs.

Germany

Benin vs.

Spain

Benin vs.

Greece

Benin vs.

Italy

Benin vs.

Australia

Benin vs.

Ireland

Benin vs.

China

Benin vs.

Egypt

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Porto-novo vs. Malabo

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Benin

Add prices for Equatorial Guinea

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Equatorial Guinea or Benin. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.