Cost of living comparison

Syria

compared to

Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 2.1 times more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 4.0 times more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 30.2% more in Equatorial Guinea
Housing: pay 12.6% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare: pay 21.2% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Equatorial Guinea

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

Equatorial Guinea vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Syria	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.67 SYP47,674	$13.07 FCFA7,539	+256.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.17 SYP54,175	$12.25 FCFA7,068	+194.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SYP13,813	$1.23 FCFA707	+15.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 SYP6,174	$1.23 FCFA707	+158.0%
Average			+156.0%

Syria vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.0 times more for groceries

	Syria	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 SYP9,513	$3.24 FCFA1,870	+343.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.01 SYP26,081	$3.37 FCFA1,942	+67.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.58 SYP46,533	$9.69 FCFA5,589	+170.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 SYP27,171	$2.94 FCFA1,696	+40.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 SYP34,440	$3.10 FCFA1,787	+17.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.42 SYP5,407	$2.22 FCFA1,282	+434.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 SYP10,030	$1.48 FCFA855	+92.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.38 SYP4,961	$2.22 FCFA1,282	+482.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 SYP4,153	$1.48 FCFA855	+364.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 SYP3,709	$1.85 FCFA1,069	+549.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 SYP3,307	$2.22 FCFA1,282	+774.3%
Average			+303.3%

Syria vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.2% more for transportation

	Syria	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.90 SYP102,772	$3.09 FCFA1,784	-60.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130,020	$26.38 FCFA15,216	+163.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,621.24 SYP281,119,375	$33,034.81 FCFA19,054,365	+52.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.27 SYP146,528	$7.35 FCFA4,241	-34.8%
Average			+30.2%

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pay 12.6% less for housing

	Syria	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.57 SYP657,477	$16.34 FCFA9,424	-67.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$202.90 SYP2,638,111	$204.24 FCFA117,803	+0.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$105.66 SYP1,373,848	$114.37 FCFA65,970	+8.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.53 SYP500,915	$41.86 FCFA24,143	+8.6%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 21.2% less for childcare

	Syria	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$45.89 SYP596,722	$65.36 FCFA37,697	+42.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,149.32 SYP27,945,454	$326.78 FCFA188,485	-84.8%
Average			-21.2%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.57 SYP46,439	$1.63 FCFA942	-54.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.00 SYP12,957	$5.72 FCFA3,298	+473.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 SYP33,588	$4.52 FCFA2,606	+74.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.23 SYP184,954	$49.02 FCFA28,273	+244.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.67 SYP34,672	$5.39 FCFA3,106	+102.0%
Average			+168.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Syria	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.60 SYP280,836	$24.51 FCFA14,136	+13.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.17 SYP418,299	$102.12 FCFA58,901	+217.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.81 SYP868,683	$245.08 FCFA141,364	+266.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.69 SYP893,164	$81.69 FCFA47,121	+18.9%
Average			+129.2%

Syria 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: April 2025

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