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Equatorial Guinea vs. Latvia Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 8.8% more expensive than Latvia overall.

Restaurants: pay 23.9% more in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 19.3% less in Equatorial Guinea
Housing: pay 51.2% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare: pay 91.2% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2% less in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing: pay 56.6% more in Equatorial Guinea

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

Equatorial Guinea vs. Latvia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.9% more for restaurants

	Latvia	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 €9.40	$13.07 FCFA7,884	+27.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.08 €6.51	$12.25 FCFA7,391	+73.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 €1.26	$1.23 FCFA739	-10.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 €1.07	$1.23 FCFA739	+5.0%
Average			+23.9%

Latvia vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Latvia	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 €1.25	$3.24 FCFA1,955	+139.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.17 €4.76	$3.37 FCFA2,030	-35.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.66 €4.28	$9.69 FCFA5,844	+108.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 €2.50	$2.94 FCFA1,774	+8.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 €2.81	$3.10 FCFA1,869	+1.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 €0.54	$2.22 FCFA1,341	+280.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 €0.71	$1.48 FCFA894	+93.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.96	$2.22 FCFA1,341	+113.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 €1.28	$1.48 FCFA894	+6.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 €0.35	$1.85 FCFA1,118	+385.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 €0.34	$2.22 FCFA1,341	+494.1%
Average			+144.9%

Latvia vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.3% less for transportation

	Latvia	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.76 €6.21	$3.09 FCFA1,865	-54.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.41 €36.23	$26.38 FCFA15,911	-33.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,606.21 €23,544.86	$33,034.81 FCFA19,924,981	+29.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.07 €8.34	$7.35 FCFA4,435	-19.0%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 51.2% less for housing

	Latvia	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.22 €15.84	$16.34 FCFA9,855	-5.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$467.65 €430.00	$204.24 FCFA123,185	-56.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.68 €296.70	$114.37 FCFA68,984	-64.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$196.83 €180.99	$41.86 FCFA25,246	-78.7%
Average			-51.2%

Latvia vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of housing

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pay 91.2% less for childcare

	Latvia	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$427.69 €393.26	$65.36 FCFA39,419	-84.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,383.30 €12,305.92	$326.78 FCFA197,097	-97.6%
Average			-91.2%

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pay 2.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Latvia	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.87 €3.56	$1.63 FCFA985	-57.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.06 €2.82	$5.72 FCFA3,449	+86.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.95 €4.55	$4.52 FCFA2,725	-8.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.71 €39.27	$49.02 FCFA29,565	+14.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 €9.20	$5.39 FCFA3,248	-46.2%
Average			-2.2%

Latvia vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 56.6% more for clothing

	Latvia	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.51 €70.35	$24.51 FCFA14,782	-68.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.17 €39.70	$102.12 FCFA61,593	+136.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.42 €77.62	$245.08 FCFA147,823	+190.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.68 €110.96	$81.69 FCFA49,274	-32.3%
Average			+56.6%

Latvia vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of clothing

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