Cost of living comparison

 Timor-Leste
compared to
 Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea vs. Timor-Leste Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 4.4% cheaper than Timor-Leste overall.

Restaurants
pay 38.6% more in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries
pay 65.0% more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation
pay 63.2% less in Equatorial Guinea
Housing
pay 75.9% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare
pay 89.8% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports
pay 10.4% more in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing
pay 83.9% more in Equatorial Guinea

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

Equatorial Guinea vs. Timor-Leste Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Timor-Leste, you would:

pay 38.6% more for restaurants

 
Timor-Leste
Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
 
$13.07
FCFA7,884
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.00
 
$12.25
FCFA7,391
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.00
 
$1.23
FCFA739

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pay 65.0% more for groceries

 
Timor-Leste
Equatorial Guinea
Bread
1 loaf
$1.98
 
$3.24
FCFA1,955
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.00
 
$3.37
FCFA2,030
Milk (1 gallon) $9.27
 
$9.69
FCFA5,844

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pay 63.2% less for transportation

 
Timor-Leste
Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.76
 
$3.09
FCFA1,865
Monthly public transit pass ?? $26.38
FCFA15,911
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $33,034.81
FCFA19,924,981

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pay 75.9% less for housing

 
Timor-Leste
Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$76.67
 
$16.34
FCFA9,855
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $980.00
 
$204.24
FCFA123,185
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $875.00
 
$114.37
FCFA68,984

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pay 89.8% less for childcare

 
Timor-Leste
Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $375.00
 
$65.36
FCFA39,419
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,000.00
 
$326.78
FCFA197,097

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pay 10.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Timor-Leste
Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.50
 
$1.63
FCFA985
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.75
 
$5.72
FCFA3,449
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.75
 
$4.52
FCFA2,725

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pay 83.9% more for clothing

 
Timor-Leste
Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$65.00
 
$24.51
FCFA14,782
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.00
 
$102.12
FCFA61,593
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$83.33
 
$245.08
FCFA147,823

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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: March 2025
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