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Equatorial Guinea vs. Guyana Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 0.8% more expensive than Guyana overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.6% more in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 32.7% more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 1.5% more in Equatorial Guinea
Housing: pay 57.7% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare: pay 95.5% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.5% more in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing: pay 63.5% more in Equatorial Guinea

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

Equatorial Guinea vs. Guyana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.6% more for restaurants

	Guyana	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.88 GYD2,478.15	$13.07 FCFA8,172	+10.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.55 GYD1,784.27	$12.25 FCFA7,662	+43.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 GYD252.77	$1.23 FCFA766	+1.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 GYD148.69	$1.23 FCFA766	+71.9%
Average			+31.6%

Guyana vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.7% more for groceries

	Guyana	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 GYD418.46	$3.24 FCFA2,027	+61.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 GYD1,117.41	$3.37 FCFA2,105	-37.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.31 GYD2,568.37	$9.69 FCFA6,058	-21.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 GYD710.40	$2.94 FCFA1,839	-13.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 GYD548.27	$3.10 FCFA1,937	+17.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 GYD371.87	$2.22 FCFA1,390	+24.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 GYD251.18	$1.48 FCFA927	+23.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.70 GYD354.26	$2.22 FCFA1,390	+30.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 GYD426.75	$1.48 FCFA927	-27.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 GYD147.39	$1.85 FCFA1,158	+162.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 GYD194.25	$2.22 FCFA1,390	+138.8%
Average			+32.7%

Guyana vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.5% more for transportation

	Guyana	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GYD834.89	$3.09 FCFA1,934	-22.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.51 GYD5,947.55	$26.38 FCFA16,493	-7.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,680.67 GYD3,271,154.36	$33,034.81 FCFA20,654,256	+110.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.99 GYD6,046.68	$7.35 FCFA4,597	-74.6%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 57.7% less for housing

	Guyana	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.18 GYD12,762.46	$16.34 FCFA10,216	-73.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.07 GYD128,728.20	$204.24 FCFA127,694	-66.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$281.14 GYD58,649.48	$114.37 FCFA71,509	-59.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.00 GYD12,725.29	$41.86 FCFA26,170	-31.4%
Average			-57.7%

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pay 95.5% less for childcare

	Guyana	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$876.83 GYD182,916.37	$65.36 FCFA40,862	-92.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,225.94 GYD4,845,179.71	$326.78 FCFA204,311	-98.6%
Average			-95.5%

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pay 29.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Guyana	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 GYD446.07	$1.63 FCFA1,022	-23.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.88 GYD809.53	$5.72 FCFA3,575	+47.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.19 GYD455.98	$4.52 FCFA2,825	+106.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.81 GYD8,095.28	$49.02 FCFA30,647	+26.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 GYD1,239.07	$5.39 FCFA3,367	-9.3%
Average			+29.5%

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pay 63.5% more for clothing

	Guyana	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.01 GYD7,930.07	$24.51 FCFA15,323	-35.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.27 GYD10,903.85	$102.12 FCFA63,847	+95.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 GYD17,446.16	$245.08 FCFA153,233	+193.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.78 GYD16,851.40	$81.69 FCFA51,078	+1.1%
Average			+63.5%

Guyana 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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