Cost of living comparison

 Burkina Faso
compared to
 Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea vs. Burkina Faso Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 57.0% more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.

Restaurants
pay 4.1 times more in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries
pay 2.2 times more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation
pay 36.1% less in Equatorial Guinea
Housing
pay 56.6% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare
pay 72.2% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports
pay 84.2% more in Equatorial Guinea

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

Equatorial Guinea vs. Burkina Faso Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Burkina Faso, you would:

pay 4.1 times more for restaurants

 
Burkina Faso
Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.23
F CFA688
$13.07
FCFA7,335
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.35
F CFA4,126
$12.25
FCFA6,877
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.76
F CFA428
$1.23
FCFA688

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

 
Burkina Faso
Equatorial Guinea
Bread
1 loaf
$0.71
F CFA401
$3.24
FCFA1,819
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.17
F CFA4,584
$3.37
FCFA1,889
Milk (1 gallon) $9.16
F CFA5,141
$9.69
FCFA5,438

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pay 36.1% less for transportation

 
Burkina Faso
Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.84
F CFA2,716
$3.09
FCFA1,735
Monthly public transit pass ?? $26.38
FCFA14,803
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $33,034.81
FCFA18,538,182

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pay 56.6% less for housing

 
Burkina Faso
Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$44.85
F CFA25,169
$16.34
FCFA9,169
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $408.47
F CFA229,223
$204.24
FCFA114,612
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $285.93
F CFA160,456
$114.37
FCFA64,183

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pay 72.2% less for childcare

 
Burkina Faso
Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $122.54
F CFA68,767
$65.36
FCFA36,676
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,052.55
F CFA8,447,055
$326.78
FCFA183,379

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pay 84.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Burkina Faso
Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.14
F CFA642
$1.63
FCFA917
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.63
F CFA917
$5.72
FCFA3,209
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.63
F CFA917
$4.52
FCFA2,535

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Burkina Faso
Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $24.51
FCFA13,753
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $102.12
FCFA57,306
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $245.08
FCFA137,534

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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: July 2025
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