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Equatorial Guinea vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 14.1% cheaper than Argentina overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.5% less in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 40.8% more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 1.5% more in Equatorial Guinea
Housing: pay 38.8% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare: pay 89.5% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.1% more in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing: pay 7.5% less in Equatorial Guinea

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

Equatorial Guinea vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.5% less for restaurants

	Argentina	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.34 ARS16,398.33	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 ARS13,080.64	$8.90 FCFA5,036	-1.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 ARS2,539.50	$0.89 FCFA504	-49.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.42 ARS2,060.90	$0.89 FCFA504	-37.5%
Average			-29.5%

Argentina vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.8% more for groceries

	Argentina	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 ARS2,828.30	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.26 ARS7,602.90	$3.36 FCFA1,900	-36.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.01 ARS7,239.43	$10.78 FCFA6,100	+115.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 ARS3,411.96	$4.27 FCFA2,417	+81.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 ARS4,356.84	$3.09 FCFA1,750	+2.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 ARS1,489.58	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 ARS1,311.43	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 ARS918.92	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 ARS1,759.09	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ARS766.60	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 ARS747.37	??
Average			+40.8%

Argentina vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.5% more for transportation

	Argentina	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 ARS5,959.44	??
Monthly public transit pass	$23.10 ARS33,411.22	$26.33 FCFA14,893	+14.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,600.00 ARS39,919,901.70	$32,972.23 FCFA18,650,720	+19.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.28 ARS16,320.50	$8.01 FCFA4,532	-29.0%
Average			+1.5%

Argentina vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of transportation

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pay 38.8% less for housing

	Argentina	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.35 ARS35,223.12	$17.81 FCFA10,072	-26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$389.68 ARS563,615.91	$267.09 FCFA151,078	-31.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.74 ARS430,644.43	$124.64 FCFA70,503	-58.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.36 ARS84,407.07	??
Average			-38.8%

Argentina vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of housing

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pay 89.5% less for childcare

	Argentina	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.88 ARS388,903.71	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,376.06 ARS4,883,046.49	$356.12 FCFA201,438	-89.5%
Average			-89.5%

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pay 24.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Argentina	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.55 ARS3,692.80	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 ARS4,571.51	$5.34 FCFA3,022	+69.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.29 ARS4,756.76	$4.51 FCFA2,551	+37.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.30 ARS46,717.74	$35.61 FCFA20,144	+10.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.74 ARS9,742.23	$5.38 FCFA3,041	-20.2%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 7.5% less for clothing

	Argentina	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.61 ARS129,604.40	$26.71 FCFA15,108	-70.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.61 ARS115,148.16	$133.54 FCFA75,539	+67.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.13 ARS166,513.96	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.12 ARS160,717.92	$89.03 FCFA50,359	-19.9%
Average			-7.5%

Argentina 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: December 2025

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