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Equatorial Guinea vs. Kuwait Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 31.0% more expensive than Kuwait overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 23.0% more in Equatorial Guinea
Housing: pay 46.2% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare: pay 87.7% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.3% less in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing: pay 61.9% more in Equatorial Guinea

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

Equatorial Guinea vs. Kuwait Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Kuwait	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.72 KWD2.380	$13.07 FCFA8,302	+69.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.66 KWD2.360	$12.25 FCFA7,783	+59.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KWD0.170	$1.23 FCFA778	+121.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 KWD0.120	$1.23 FCFA778	+203.7%
Average			+113.7%

Kuwait vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Kuwait	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 KWD0.310	$3.24 FCFA2,059	+220.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.23 KWD0.690	$3.37 FCFA2,138	+51.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.23 KWD1.610	$9.69 FCFA6,154	+85.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 KWD0.730	$2.94 FCFA1,868	+24.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 KWD0.820	$3.10 FCFA1,968	+15.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 KWD0.300	$2.22 FCFA1,412	+129.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 KWD0.240	$1.48 FCFA941	+92.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 KWD0.200	$2.22 FCFA1,412	+250.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 KWD0.190	$1.48 FCFA941	+146.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KWD0.140	$1.85 FCFA1,177	+298.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 KWD0.130	$2.22 FCFA1,412	+416.8%
Average			+157.5%

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pay 23.0% more for transportation

	Kuwait	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.25 KWD0.390	$3.09 FCFA1,964	+146.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.77 KWD15.040	$26.38 FCFA16,754	-45.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,067.40 KWD6,187.100	$33,034.81 FCFA20,981,228	+64.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.53 KWD8.490	$7.35 FCFA4,670	-73.3%
Average			+23.0%

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pay 46.2% less for housing

	Kuwait	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.39 KWD7.520	$16.34 FCFA10,377	-33.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$767.09 KWD236.510	$204.24 FCFA129,716	-73.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$636.14 KWD196.130	$114.37 FCFA72,641	-82.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.50 KWD12.490	$41.86 FCFA26,584	+3.4%
Average			-46.2%

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pay 87.7% less for childcare

	Kuwait	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$345.62 KWD106.560	$65.36 FCFA41,509	-81.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,757.77 KWD1,775.210	$326.78 FCFA207,545	-94.3%
Average			-87.7%

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pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 KWD0.500	$1.63 FCFA1,038	+0.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.77 KWD1.470	$5.72 FCFA3,632	+20.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.04 KWD0.940	$4.52 FCFA2,869	+48.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.30 KWD27.530	$49.02 FCFA31,132	-45.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.81 KWD3.330	$5.39 FCFA3,421	-50.2%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 61.9% more for clothing

	Kuwait	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.88 KWD12.600	$24.51 FCFA15,566	-40.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.73 KWD14.410	$102.12 FCFA64,858	+118.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.98 KWD27.740	$245.08 FCFA155,659	+172.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.70 KWD26.110	$81.69 FCFA51,886	-3.5%
Average			+61.9%

Kuwait 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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