Cost of living comparison

Brazil

compared to

Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea vs. Brazil Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 54.8% more expensive than Brazil overall.

Restaurants: pay 97.2% more in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 5.5% more in Equatorial Guinea
Housing: pay 23.7% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare: pay 84.9% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Equatorial Guinea

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

Equatorial Guinea vs. Brazil Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 97.2% more for restaurants

	Brazil	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.09 R$28.76	$13.07 FCFA7,541	+156.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 R$33.80	$12.25 FCFA7,070	+104.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 R$5.57	$1.23 FCFA707	+24.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 R$3.41	$1.23 FCFA707	+103.1%
Average			+97.2%

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Brazil	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 R$7.66	$3.24 FCFA1,870	+138.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 R$22.45	$3.37 FCFA1,942	-15.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.44 R$19.42	$9.69 FCFA5,590	+181.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 R$10.55	$2.94 FCFA1,697	+57.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.52 R$8.61	$3.10 FCFA1,788	+103.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 R$4.58	$2.22 FCFA1,283	+174.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 R$2.98	$1.48 FCFA855	+180.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 R$2.56	$2.22 FCFA1,283	+391.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 R$3.56	$1.48 FCFA855	+135.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 R$2.76	$1.85 FCFA1,069	+279.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 R$2.60	$2.22 FCFA1,283	+383.0%
Average			+182.6%

Brazil vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.5% more for transportation

	Brazil	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.67 R$20.69	$3.09 FCFA1,784	-15.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.48 R$222.88	$26.38 FCFA15,219	-33.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,264.28 R$108,762.26	$33,034.81 FCFA19,058,748	+71.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.39 R$41.73	$7.35 FCFA4,242	-0.5%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 23.7% less for housing

	Brazil	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.79 R$100.44	$16.34 FCFA9,426	-8.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$286.10 R$1,615.28	$204.24 FCFA117,830	-28.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$200.36 R$1,131.21	$114.37 FCFA65,985	-42.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.32 R$278.43	$41.86 FCFA24,148	-15.1%
Average			-23.7%

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pay 84.9% less for childcare

	Brazil	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$259.04 R$1,462.47	$65.36 FCFA37,706	-74.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,658.88 R$37,594.73	$326.78 FCFA188,528	-95.1%
Average			-84.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Brazil	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.55 R$8.77	$1.63 FCFA943	+5.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.55 R$8.77	$5.72 FCFA3,299	+268.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.94 R$10.96	$4.52 FCFA2,607	+132.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.85 R$123.37	$49.02 FCFA28,279	+124.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.84 R$32.96	$5.39 FCFA3,107	-7.7%
Average			+104.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Brazil	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.13 R$243.49	$24.51 FCFA14,140	-43.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.67 R$223.97	$102.12 FCFA58,915	+157.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.89 R$394.58	$245.08 FCFA141,396	+250.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.60 R$319.53	$81.69 FCFA47,132	+44.3%
Average			+102.3%

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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: May 2025

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