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Equatorial Guinea vs. Botswana Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 20.9% more expensive than Botswana overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.4% more in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 52.3% more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 5.2% less in Equatorial Guinea
Housing: pay 28.9% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare: pay 90.1% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.2% more in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Equatorial Guinea

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

Equatorial Guinea vs. Botswana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.4% more for restaurants

	Botswana	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.33 BWP137.19	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 BWP79.82	$8.90 FCFA5,015	+48.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 BWP10.88	$0.89 FCFA502	+8.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 BWP6.39	$0.89 FCFA502	+85.2%
Average			+47.4%

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pay 52.3% more for groceries

	Botswana	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 BWP11.40	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.42 BWP45.46	$3.36 FCFA1,893	-1.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.53 BWP73.48	$10.78 FCFA6,075	+95.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 BWP30.88	$4.27 FCFA2,407	+83.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 BWP31.11	$3.09 FCFA1,742	+32.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 BWP10.59	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 BWP8.63	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BWP10.63	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 BWP9.72	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 BWP8.54	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 BWP7.69	??
Average			+52.3%

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pay 5.2% less for transportation

	Botswana	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 BWP56.92	??
Monthly public transit pass	$30.79 BWP409.08	$26.33 FCFA14,833	-14.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,652.69 BWP274,382.03	$32,972.23 FCFA18,574,687	+59.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.46 BWP271.89	$8.01 FCFA4,514	-60.8%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 28.9% less for housing

	Botswana	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.19 BWP693.44	$17.81 FCFA10,031	-65.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$262.85 BWP3,492.13	$267.09 FCFA150,462	+1.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$160.93 BWP2,138.04	$124.64 FCFA70,216	-22.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.95 BWP703.47	??
Average			-28.9%

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pay 90.1% less for childcare

	Botswana	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$147.01 BWP1,953.10	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,593.57 BWP47,742.47	$356.12 FCFA200,617	-90.1%
Average			-90.1%

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pay 36.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Botswana	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 BWP29.93	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 BWP30.49	$5.34 FCFA3,009	+132.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 BWP48.89	$4.51 FCFA2,540	+22.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.35 BWP429.75	$35.61 FCFA20,062	+10.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.76 BWP89.80	$5.38 FCFA3,028	-20.5%
Average			+36.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Botswana	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.00 BWP611.12	$26.71 FCFA15,046	-41.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.41 BWP324.27	$133.54 FCFA75,231	+447.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.82 BWP954.10	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.12 BWP1,197.30	$89.03 FCFA50,154	-1.2%
Average			+134.7%

Botswana 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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