Cost of living comparison

Equatorial Guinea

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 4.7 times more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.6% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 9.3% less in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 95.8% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 4.3 times more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 21.0 times more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 23.4% more in New Zealand

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

New Zealand vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

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pay 27.6% more for restaurants

	Equatorial Guinea	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.07 FCFA7,541	$13.47 NZ$22.51	+3.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25 FCFA7,070	$8.81 NZ$14.72	-28.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA707	$2.16 NZ$3.61	+76.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA707	$1.94 NZ$3.25	+58.7%
Average			+27.6%

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pay 9.3% less for groceries

	Equatorial Guinea	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 FCFA1,870	$1.86 NZ$3.12	-42.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA1,942	$3.77 NZ$6.30	+12.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.69 FCFA5,590	$6.55 NZ$10.93	-32.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 FCFA1,697	$5.92 NZ$9.90	+101.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,788	$4.25 NZ$7.10	+37.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,283	$1.15 NZ$1.92	-48.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.48 FCFA855	$1.04 NZ$1.74	-29.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,283	$1.31 NZ$2.18	-41.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 FCFA855	$2.31 NZ$3.86	+55.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 FCFA1,069	$0.90 NZ$1.50	-51.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,283	$0.83 NZ$1.39	-62.6%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 95.8% more for transportation

	Equatorial Guinea	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.09 FCFA1,784	$6.26 NZ$10.46	+102.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.38 FCFA15,219	$69.15 NZ$115.53	+162.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,034.81 FCFA19,058,748	$24,735.85 NZ$41,322.85	-25.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.35 FCFA4,242	$17.90 NZ$29.90	+143.5%
Average			+95.8%

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pay 4.3 times more for housing

	Equatorial Guinea	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.34 FCFA9,426	$51.16 NZ$85.46	+213.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$204.24 FCFA117,830	$1,007.66 NZ$1,683.37	+393.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$114.37 FCFA65,985	$809.64 NZ$1,352.55	+607.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.86 FCFA24,148	$91.68 NZ$153.15	+119.0%
Average			+333.3%

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pay 21.0 times more for childcare

	Equatorial Guinea	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$65.36 FCFA37,706	$611.89 NZ$1,022.20	+836.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$326.78 FCFA188,528	$10,661.07 NZ$17,810.01	+3162.5%
Average			+1999.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Equatorial Guinea	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 FCFA943	$6.10 NZ$10.18	+273.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.72 FCFA3,299	$3.30 NZ$5.52	-42.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,607	$22.88 NZ$38.22	+406.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.02 FCFA28,279	$38.53 NZ$64.36	-21.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,107	$10.92 NZ$18.24	+102.7%
Average			+143.7%

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pay 23.4% more for clothing

	Equatorial Guinea	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.51 FCFA14,140	$65.31 NZ$109.10	+166.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$102.12 FCFA58,915	$40.78 NZ$68.13	-60.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$245.08 FCFA141,396	$93.71 NZ$156.55	-61.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.69 FCFA47,132	$121.74 NZ$203.38	+49.0%
Average			+23.4%

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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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