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Equatorial Guinea vs. Bolivia Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 15.6% more expensive than Bolivia overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.6% more in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 99.8% more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 9.1% more in Equatorial Guinea
Housing: pay 44.4% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare: pay 88.8% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.3% more in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing: pay 76.5% more in Equatorial Guinea

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

Equatorial Guinea vs. Bolivia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.6% more for restaurants

	Bolivia	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.82 BOB19.43	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.76 BOB46.55	$8.90 FCFA5,036	+31.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 BOB6.66	$0.89 FCFA504	-7.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 BOB5.25	$0.89 FCFA504	+16.8%
Average			+13.6%

Bolivia vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 99.8% more for groceries

	Bolivia	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 BOB9.01	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.43 BOB16.76	$3.36 FCFA1,900	+38.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.74 BOB25.74	$10.78 FCFA6,100	+188.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 BOB13.84	$4.27 FCFA2,417	+112.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.94 BOB13.35	$3.09 FCFA1,750	+59.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 BOB6.98	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 BOB3.16	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 BOB3.94	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 BOB5.68	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 BOB3.61	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 BOB3.09	??
Average			+99.8%

Bolivia vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.1% more for transportation

	Bolivia	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.41 BOB16.63	??
Monthly public transit pass	$26.13 BOB180.04	$26.33 FCFA14,893	+0.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,165.68 BOB138,952.53	$32,972.23 FCFA18,650,720	+63.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.71 BOB87.59	$8.01 FCFA4,532	-37.0%
Average			+9.1%

Bolivia vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of transportation

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pay 44.4% less for housing

	Bolivia	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.51 BOB258.43	$17.81 FCFA10,072	-52.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$379.82 BOB2,617.17	$267.09 FCFA151,078	-29.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$253.87 BOB1,749.28	$124.64 FCFA70,503	-50.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.96 BOB220.19	??
Average			-44.4%

Bolivia vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of housing

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pay 88.8% less for childcare

	Bolivia	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.87 BOB1,156.70	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,180.74 BOB21,917.02	$356.12 FCFA201,438	-88.8%
Average			-88.8%

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pay 43.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bolivia	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 BOB11.53	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 BOB18.03	$5.34 FCFA3,022	+104.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.52 BOB17.34	$4.51 FCFA2,551	+79.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.86 BOB226.42	$35.61 FCFA20,144	+8.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.59 BOB45.38	$5.38 FCFA3,041	-18.4%
Average			+43.3%

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pay 76.5% more for clothing

	Bolivia	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.19 BOB228.72	$26.71 FCFA15,108	-19.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.06 BOB310.46	$133.54 FCFA75,539	+196.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.11 BOB462.42	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.35 BOB402.08	$89.03 FCFA50,359	+52.6%
Average			+76.5%

Bolivia 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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