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Equatorial Guinea vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 18.8% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 66.1% more in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 32.0% less in Equatorial Guinea
Housing: pay 51.4% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare: pay 83.3% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.4% more in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing: pay 67.0% more in Equatorial Guinea

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

Equatorial Guinea vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Dominican Republic, you would:

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pay 66.1% more for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.20 DOP446.01	$13.07 FCFA8,172	+81.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.54 DOP405.10	$12.25 FCFA7,662	+87.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 DOP60.21	$1.23 FCFA766	+26.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 DOP44.89	$1.23 FCFA766	+69.2%
Average			+66.1%

Dominican Republic vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 DOP94.09	$3.24 FCFA2,027	+113.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.28 DOP203.42	$3.37 FCFA2,105	+2.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 DOP269.60	$9.69 FCFA6,058	+122.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.69 DOP104.82	$2.94 FCFA1,839	+73.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 DOP137.30	$3.10 FCFA1,937	+39.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 DOP66.50	$2.22 FCFA1,390	+107.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 DOP21.78	$1.48 FCFA927	+321.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 DOP59.97	$2.22 FCFA1,390	+129.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 DOP40.89	$1.48 FCFA927	+124.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 DOP40.64	$1.85 FCFA1,158	+182.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 DOP55.83	$2.22 FCFA1,390	+146.8%
Average			+124.1%

Dominican Republic vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.0% less for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 DOP287.61	$3.09 FCFA1,934	-33.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.13 DOP3,478.70	$26.38 FCFA16,493	-53.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,137.07 DOP1,619,983.13	$33,034.81 FCFA20,654,256	+26.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.92 DOP1,420.78	$7.35 FCFA4,597	-67.9%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 51.4% less for housing

	Dominican Republic	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.09 DOP2,236.59	$16.34 FCFA10,216	-54.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$624.27 DOP38,692.43	$204.24 FCFA127,694	-67.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$355.68 DOP22,044.87	$114.37 FCFA71,509	-67.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.67 DOP3,078.56	$41.86 FCFA26,170	-15.7%
Average			-51.4%

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pay 83.3% less for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$250.80 DOP15,544.53	$65.36 FCFA40,862	-73.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,459.64 DOP276,409.67	$326.78 FCFA204,311	-92.7%
Average			-83.3%

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pay 41.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 DOP161.79	$1.63 FCFA1,022	-37.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 DOP125.59	$5.72 FCFA3,575	+182.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.25 DOP263.46	$4.52 FCFA2,825	+6.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.73 DOP1,904.50	$49.02 FCFA30,647	+59.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.58 DOP345.63	$5.39 FCFA3,367	-3.4%
Average			+41.4%

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pay 67.0% more for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.15 DOP2,860.67	$24.51 FCFA15,323	-46.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.61 DOP2,889.09	$102.12 FCFA63,847	+119.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.84 DOP5,010.69	$245.08 FCFA153,233	+203.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.22 DOP5,467.64	$81.69 FCFA51,078	-7.4%
Average			+67.0%

Dominican Republic 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: February 2025

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