Cost of living comparison

Costa Rica

compared to

Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea vs. Costa Rica Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 16.3% cheaper than Costa Rica overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.0% more in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 42.1% more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 37.5% less in Equatorial Guinea
Housing: pay 64.5% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare: pay 92.2% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.0% less in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing: pay 43.2% more in Equatorial Guinea

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

Equatorial Guinea vs. Costa Rica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Costa Rica, you would:

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pay 3.0% more for restaurants

	Costa Rica	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.75 CRC4,920.94	$13.07 FCFA7,279	+34.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.08 CRC4,584.73	$12.25 FCFA6,824	+34.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 CRC1,015.04	$1.23 FCFA682	-39.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 CRC753.00	$1.23 FCFA682	-17.8%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 42.1% more for groceries

	Costa Rica	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.53 CRC1,278.36	$3.24 FCFA1,805	+28.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 CRC1,899.60	$3.37 FCFA1,875	-10.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 CRC3,521.76	$9.69 FCFA5,396	+38.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.21 CRC1,621.67	$2.94 FCFA1,638	-8.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.97 CRC2,004.69	$3.10 FCFA1,726	-22.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.79 CRC903.36	$2.22 FCFA1,238	+24.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 CRC311.44	$1.48 FCFA825	+140.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 CRC614.10	$2.22 FCFA1,238	+82.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 CRC616.74	$1.48 FCFA825	+21.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 CRC552.45	$1.85 FCFA1,032	+69.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 CRC562.26	$2.22 FCFA1,238	+99.6%
Average			+42.1%

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pay 37.5% less for transportation

	Costa Rica	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.63 CRC2,840.78	$3.09 FCFA1,722	-45.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.00 CRC24,736.94	$26.38 FCFA14,691	-46.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,063.37 CRC17,701,612.60	$33,034.81 FCFA18,397,162	-5.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.62 CRC7,886.82	$7.35 FCFA4,095	-52.9%
Average			-37.5%

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pay 64.5% less for housing

	Costa Rica	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.50 CRC24,485.26	$16.34 FCFA9,099	-66.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$778.04 CRC392,789.42	$204.24 FCFA113,740	-73.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$547.50 CRC276,405.00	$114.37 FCFA63,694	-79.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.26 CRC34,459.66	$41.86 FCFA23,310	-38.7%
Average			-64.5%

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pay 92.2% less for childcare

	Costa Rica	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.07 CRC262,049.33	$65.36 FCFA36,397	-87.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,987.74 CRC5,547,121.21	$326.78 FCFA181,984	-97.0%
Average			-92.2%

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pay 8.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Costa Rica	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 CRC1,376.80	$1.63 FCFA910	-40.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 CRC1,844.83	$5.72 FCFA3,185	+56.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.58 CRC2,313.36	$4.52 FCFA2,516	-1.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.46 CRC30,018.45	$49.02 FCFA27,298	-17.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.63 CRC4,354.76	$5.39 FCFA2,999	-37.6%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 43.2% more for clothing

	Costa Rica	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.32 CRC32,978.40	$24.51 FCFA13,649	-62.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.54 CRC22,486.03	$102.12 FCFA56,870	+129.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.39 CRC55,727.72	$245.08 FCFA136,488	+122.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.22 CRC49,079.57	$81.69 FCFA45,496	-16.0%
Average			+43.2%

Costa Rica vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of clothing

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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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