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Equatorial Guinea vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 18.6% more expensive than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.8% more in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 75.1% more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 1.3% more in Equatorial Guinea
Housing: pay 29.7% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare: pay 93.8% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 95.9% more in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing: pay 61.4% more in Equatorial Guinea

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

Equatorial Guinea vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.8% more for restaurants

	Colombia	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 COP16,288.52	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.74 COP28,896.54	$8.90 FCFA5,036	+15.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 COP3,292.66	$0.89 FCFA504	+1.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 COP2,318.65	$0.89 FCFA504	+43.4%
Average			+19.8%

Colombia vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 75.1% more for groceries

	Colombia	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 COP5,068.74	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.49 COP9,296.82	$3.36 FCFA1,900	+35.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 COP16,249.26	$10.78 FCFA6,100	+147.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 COP8,319.47	$4.27 FCFA2,417	+91.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.47 COP9,207.70	$3.09 FCFA1,750	+25.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 COP4,507.99	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,935.88	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 COP2,298.97	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 COP1,985.88	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,947.85	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 COP1,886.12	??
Average			+75.1%

Colombia vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.3% more for transportation

	Colombia	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.91 COP14,594.01	??
Monthly public transit pass	$33.68 COP125,802.06	$26.33 FCFA14,893	-21.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,639.00 COP69,616,040.01	$32,972.23 FCFA18,650,720	+76.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.37 COP61,139.55	$8.01 FCFA4,532	-51.1%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 29.7% less for housing

	Colombia	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.34 COP87,183.25	$17.81 FCFA10,072	-23.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$313.67 COP1,171,552.83	$267.09 FCFA151,078	-14.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.62 COP939,805.47	$124.64 FCFA70,503	-50.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.60 COP274,900.38	??
Average			-29.7%

Colombia vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of housing

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pay 93.8% less for childcare

	Colombia	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$234.03 COP874,092.15	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,761.13 COP21,517,631.78	$356.12 FCFA201,438	-93.8%
Average			-93.8%

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pay 95.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 COP4,491.76	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 COP5,956.32	$5.34 FCFA3,022	+235.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.56 COP9,556.21	$4.51 FCFA2,551	+76.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.07 COP93,650.79	$35.61 FCFA20,144	+42.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.12 COP15,392.12	$5.38 FCFA3,041	+30.4%
Average			+95.9%

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pay 61.4% more for clothing

	Colombia	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.30 COP228,961.50	$26.71 FCFA15,108	-56.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.34 COP150,673.34	$133.54 FCFA75,539	+231.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.01 COP354,859.55	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.28 COP303,568.15	$89.03 FCFA50,359	+9.5%
Average			+61.4%

Colombia 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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