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Equatorial Guinea vs. Bahamas Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 46.5% cheaper than Bahamas overall.

Restaurants: pay 50.8% less in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 31.6% less in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 42.6% less in Equatorial Guinea
Housing: pay 84.9% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare: pay 97.0% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.0% less in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing: pay 32.2% more in Equatorial Guinea

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Equatorial Guinea.

Equatorial Guinea vs. Bahamas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.8% less for restaurants

	Bahamas	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.17 BSD29.17	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.08 BSD11.08	$8.90 FCFA5,036	-19.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.31 BSD3.31	$0.89 FCFA504	-73.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.21 BSD2.21	$0.89 FCFA504	-59.7%
Average			-50.8%

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pay 31.6% less for groceries

	Bahamas	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$4.71 BSD4.71	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.79 BSD5.79	$3.36 FCFA1,900	-42.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.88 BSD11.88	$10.78 FCFA6,100	-9.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.37 BSD7.37	$4.27 FCFA2,417	-42.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.61 BSD4.61	$3.09 FCFA1,750	-33.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.86 BSD1.86	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.64 BSD1.64	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.39 BSD3.39	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.26 BSD3.26	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.84 BSD1.84	??
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 BSD1.37	??
Average			-31.6%

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pay 42.6% less for transportation

	Bahamas	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.71 BSD5.71	??
Monthly public transit pass	$45.00 BSD45.00	$26.33 FCFA14,893	-41.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BSD37,500.00	$32,972.23 FCFA18,650,720	-12.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.23 BSD31.23	$8.01 FCFA4,532	-74.3%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 84.9% less for housing

	Bahamas	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$89.81 BSD89.81	$17.81 FCFA10,072	-80.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,626.39 BSD1,626.39	$267.09 FCFA151,078	-83.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,361.11 BSD1,361.11	$124.64 FCFA70,503	-90.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$201.16 BSD201.16	??
Average			-84.9%

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pay 97.0% less for childcare

	Bahamas	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$606.67 BSD606.67	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,785.71 BSD11,785.71	$356.12 FCFA201,438	-97.0%
Average			-97.0%

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pay 51.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bahamas	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.25 BSD6.25	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.69 BSD5.69	$5.34 FCFA3,022	-6.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.78 BSD13.78	$4.51 FCFA2,551	-67.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$92.58 BSD92.58	$35.61 FCFA20,144	-61.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.50 BSD17.50	$5.38 FCFA3,041	-69.3%
Average			-51.0%

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pay 32.2% more for clothing

	Bahamas	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.83 BSD55.83	$26.71 FCFA15,108	-52.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.83 BSD50.83	$133.54 FCFA75,539	+162.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.94 BSD104.94	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.57 BSD103.57	$89.03 FCFA50,359	-14.0%
Average			+32.2%

Bahamas 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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