Cost of living comparison

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Equatorial Guinea vs. Benin Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 6.2% cheaper than Benin overall.

Restaurants
pay 10.8% more in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries
pay 9.7% less in Equatorial Guinea
Housing
pay 34.6% more in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare
pay 93.8% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports
pay 5.1% less in Equatorial Guinea

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

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Equatorial Guinea vs. Benin Cost Breakdown

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

pay 10.8% more for restaurants

 
Benin
Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.12
F CFA2,990
$8.54
FCFA4,983
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $9.39
F CFA5,481
$8.54
FCFA4,983
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.02
F CFA598
$0.85
FCFA498
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pay 9.7% less for groceries

 
Benin
Equatorial Guinea
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.22
F CFA710
??
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.69
F CFA2,741
$3.37
FCFA1,966
Milk (1 gallon) $11.42
F CFA6,665
$10.34
FCFA6,036
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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Benin
Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.61
F CFA2,689
??
Monthly public transit pass ?? $26.40
FCFA15,411
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $33,056.06
FCFA19M
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pay 34.6% more for housing

 
Benin
Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $48.37
F CFA28,237
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $179.24
F CFA105K
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $166.43
F CFA97,169
$223.95
FCFA131K
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pay 93.8% less for childcare

 
Benin
Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $130.87
F CFA76,406
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,547.83
F CFA3M
$341.40
FCFA199K
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pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Benin
Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.85
F CFA498
$1.71
FCFA997
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.12
F CFA2,990
$4.69
FCFA2,741
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.41
F CFA1,993
$4.52
FCFA2,639
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Benin
Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $25.61
F CFA14,949
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? ??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $34.14
F CFA19,932
??
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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