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Equatorial Guinea vs. Hungary Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 28.0% more expensive than Hungary overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.8% more in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 6.8% less in Equatorial Guinea
Housing: pay 44.6% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare: pay 85.7% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.7% more in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Equatorial Guinea

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

Equatorial Guinea vs. Hungary Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.8% more for restaurants

	Hungary	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 HUF3,435.14	$13.07 FCFA8,172	+45.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 HUF2,847.70	$12.25 FCFA7,662	+65.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 HUF463.11	$1.23 FCFA766	+1.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 HUF329.09	$1.23 FCFA766	+42.8%
Average			+38.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Hungary	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 HUF533.82	$3.24 FCFA2,027	+132.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.38 HUF1,678.16	$3.37 FCFA2,105	-23.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.84 HUF1,473.56	$9.69 FCFA6,058	+152.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 HUF1,000.11	$2.94 FCFA1,839	+12.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 HUF875.22	$3.10 FCFA1,937	+35.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 HUF254.61	$2.22 FCFA1,390	+234.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 HUF283.72	$1.48 FCFA927	+100.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 HUF279.65	$2.22 FCFA1,390	+204.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 HUF478.59	$1.48 FCFA927	+18.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 HUF186.93	$1.85 FCFA1,158	+280.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 HUF204.70	$2.22 FCFA1,390	+316.4%
Average			+133.2%

Hungary vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.8% less for transportation

	Hungary	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.03 HUF2,312.94	$3.09 FCFA1,934	-48.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.52 HUF7,867.34	$26.38 FCFA16,493	+28.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,367.29 HUF9,725,266.58	$33,034.81 FCFA20,654,256	+30.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.73 HUF4,497.32	$7.35 FCFA4,597	-37.3%
Average			-6.8%

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pay 44.6% less for housing

	Hungary	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.11 HUF6,560.18	$16.34 FCFA10,216	-4.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$418.63 HUF160,493.23	$204.24 FCFA127,694	-51.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$319.78 HUF122,595.39	$114.37 FCFA71,509	-64.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.62 HUF38,576.60	$41.86 FCFA26,170	-58.4%
Average			-44.6%

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pay 85.7% less for childcare

	Hungary	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.87 HUF103,845.62	$65.36 FCFA40,862	-75.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,237.70 HUF2,774,776.56	$326.78 FCFA204,311	-95.5%
Average			-85.7%

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pay 38.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Hungary	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.57 HUF601.31	$1.63 FCFA1,022	+4.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.85 HUF707.55	$5.72 FCFA3,575	+209.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.59 HUF2,141.64	$4.52 FCFA2,825	-19.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.16 HUF16,546.65	$49.02 FCFA30,647	+13.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.33 HUF2,427.67	$5.39 FCFA3,367	-14.9%
Average			+38.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Hungary	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.42 HUF25,081.29	$24.51 FCFA15,323	-62.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.23 HUF10,438.40	$102.12 FCFA63,847	+275.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.04 HUF25,317.29	$245.08 FCFA153,233	+271.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.21 HUF29,601.01	$81.69 FCFA51,078	+5.8%
Average			+122.4%

Hungary 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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