Cost of living comparison

Egypt

compared to

Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea vs. Egypt Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 2.9 times more expensive than Egypt overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.0 times more in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 5.9 times more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Equatorial Guinea
Housing: pay 92.4% more in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare: pay 39.8% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing: pay 97.0% more in Equatorial Guinea

The cost of groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and housing in Equatorial Guinea are more expensive than in Egypt. Notably, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Equatorial Guinea.

Equatorial Guinea vs. Egypt Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.0 times more for restaurants

	Egypt	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.96 EGP200.17	$13.07 FCFA7,885	+230.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.84 EGP244.63	$12.25 FCFA7,392	+153.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 EGP15.45	$1.23 FCFA739	+301.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.22	$1.23 FCFA739	+896.1%
Average			+395.2%

Egypt vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.9 times more for groceries

	Egypt	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP38.28	$3.24 FCFA1,956	+328.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.76 EGP89.24	$3.37 FCFA2,030	+90.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.30 EGP166.80	$9.69 FCFA5,845	+193.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 EGP78.00	$2.94 FCFA1,774	+90.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.97 EGP99.59	$3.10 FCFA1,869	+57.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 EGP31.14	$2.22 FCFA1,341	+261.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.21 EGP10.84	$1.48 FCFA894	+591.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.15 EGP7.43	$2.22 FCFA1,341	+1413.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.02	$1.48 FCFA894	+731.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.21 EGP10.45	$1.85 FCFA1,118	+796.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 EGP11.43	$2.22 FCFA1,341	+883.6%
Average			+494.3%

Egypt vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Egypt	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.98 EGP49.55	$3.09 FCFA1,865	+215.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.01 EGP607.34	$26.38 FCFA15,912	+119.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,154.15 EGP1,474,325.32	$33,034.81 FCFA19,926,813	+13.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.65 EGP134.22	$7.35 FCFA4,435	+177.0%
Average			+131.4%

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pay 92.4% more for housing

	Egypt	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.63 EGP385.64	$16.34 FCFA9,856	+114.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$206.11 EGP10,422.82	$204.24 FCFA123,197	-0.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$111.12 EGP5,619.34	$114.37 FCFA68,990	+2.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$11.85 EGP599.37	$41.86 FCFA25,248	+253.2%
Average			+92.4%

Egypt vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of housing

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pay 39.8% less for childcare

	Egypt	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$66.57 EGP3,366.25	$65.36 FCFA39,423	-1.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,472.73 EGP74,475.85	$326.78 FCFA197,115	-77.8%
Average			-39.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Egypt	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 EGP90.67	$1.63 FCFA986	-8.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.38 EGP69.62	$5.72 FCFA3,450	+315.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EGP93.57	$4.52 FCFA2,725	+144.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.86 EGP1,105.70	$49.02 FCFA29,567	+124.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.68 EGP135.44	$5.39 FCFA3,249	+101.1%
Average			+135.2%

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pay 97.0% more for clothing

	Egypt	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.44 EGP1,185.51	$24.51 FCFA14,784	+4.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.49 EGP2,452.20	$102.12 FCFA61,598	+110.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.17 EGP4,914.03	$245.08 FCFA147,836	+152.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.98 EGP1,870.26	$81.69 FCFA49,279	+120.9%
Average			+97.0%

Egypt 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: March 2025

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