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Equatorial Guinea vs. Chile Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 3.7% more expensive than Chile overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.5% less in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 36.5% more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 12.4% more in Equatorial Guinea
Housing: pay 43.6% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare: pay 93.4% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.0% more in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Equatorial Guinea

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

Equatorial Guinea vs. Chile Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.5% less for restaurants

	Chile	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.18 CLF0.1900	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.32 CLF0.1700	$8.90 FCFA5,015	+21.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 CLF0.0300	$0.89 FCFA502	-35.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 CLF0.0300	$0.89 FCFA502	-23.3%
Average			-12.5%

Chile vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.5% more for groceries

	Chile	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.58 CLF0.0400	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 CLF0.1200	$3.36 FCFA1,893	-34.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.40 CLF0.1000	$10.78 FCFA6,075	+145.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.45 CLF0.0800	$4.27 FCFA2,407	+23.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 CLF0.0700	$3.09 FCFA1,742	+11.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 CLF0.0200	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CLF0.0200	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 CLF0.0200	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 CLF0.0200	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CLF0.0100	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 CLF0.0200	??
Average			+36.5%

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pay 12.4% more for transportation

	Chile	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.21 CLF0.1200	??
Monthly public transit pass	$33.81 CLF0.7900	$26.33 FCFA14,833	-22.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,755.00 CLF393.5200	$32,972.23 FCFA18,574,687	+96.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.79 CLF0.3000	$8.01 FCFA4,514	-37.4%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 43.6% less for housing

	Chile	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.87 CLF0.5400	$17.81 FCFA10,031	-22.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$464.44 CLF10.9100	$267.09 FCFA150,462	-42.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$367.42 CLF8.6300	$124.64 FCFA70,216	-66.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.36 CLF1.9600	??
Average			-43.6%

Chile vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of housing

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pay 93.4% less for childcare

	Chile	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$328.13 CLF7.7100	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,378.73 CLF126.3300	$356.12 FCFA200,617	-93.4%
Average			-93.4%

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pay 11.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Chile	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.03 CLF0.0700	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.86 CLF0.0700	$5.34 FCFA3,009	+86.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.14 CLF0.1200	$4.51 FCFA2,540	-12.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.02 CLF0.9600	$35.61 FCFA20,062	-13.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.50 CLF0.1500	$5.38 FCFA3,028	-17.3%
Average			+11.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Chile	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.48 CLF1.0400	$26.71 FCFA15,046	-39.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.40 CLF0.6700	$133.54 FCFA75,231	+370.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$63.99 CLF1.5000	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.71 CLF1.8000	$89.03 FCFA50,154	+16.1%
Average			+115.5%

Chile 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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