Cost of living comparison

Equatorial Guinea

compared to

Canada

Canada vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Canada is 2.7 times more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 81.6% more in Canada
Groceries: pay 20.3% more in Canada
Transportation: pay 35.4% more in Canada
Housing: pay 4.8 times more in Canada
Childcare: pay 41.2 times more in Canada
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.9% more in Canada

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Canada are more expensive than in Equatorial Guinea. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Canada.

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Canada vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.6% more for restaurants

	Equatorial Guinea	Canada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$17.02 CA$24.10	+99.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$10.30 CA$14.58	+20.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$2.01 CA$2.84	+135.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 FCFA249	$1.64 CA$2.32	+283.7%
Average			+81.6%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Canada - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.3% more for groceries

	Equatorial Guinea	Canada
Bread 1 loaf	??	$2.51 CA$3.56
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA1,966	$5.21 CA$7.37	+54.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.34 FCFA6,036	$8.08 CA$11.44	-21.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 FCFA2,193	$3.50 CA$4.95	-6.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 FCFA1,583	$5.39 CA$7.62	+98.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 FCFA633	$1.80 CA$2.54	+65.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 FCFA452	$0.63 CA$0.90	-18.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.65 CA$2.34
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.77 CA$2.50
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.15 CA$1.63
Onions (1 lb)	??	$1.08 CA$1.53
Average			+20.3%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Canada - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.4% more for transportation

	Equatorial Guinea	Canada
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$4.47 CA$6.33
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 FCFA15,411	$65.05 CA$92.09	+146.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,056.06 FCFA19M	$27,172.47 CA$38,469.42	-17.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$15.38 CA$21.77
Average			+35.4%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Canada - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.8 times more for housing

	Equatorial Guinea	Canada
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$57.08 CA$80.80
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$1,206.12 CA$1,707.57
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.95 FCFA131K	$1,084.12 CA$1,534.84	+384.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$109.92 CA$155.62
Average			+384.1%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Canada - Cost of housing

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pay 41.2 times more for childcare

	Equatorial Guinea	Canada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$708.00 CA$1,002.35
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$341.40 FCFA199K	$14,065.57 CA$19,913.32	+4019.9%
Average			+4019.9%

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pay 66.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Equatorial Guinea	Canada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.71 FCFA997	$5.10 CA$7.22	+198.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.69 FCFA2,741	$3.67 CA$5.19	-21.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,639	$13.41 CA$18.98	+196.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.14 FCFA19,932	$42.22 CA$59.77	+23.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,146	$11.12 CA$15.74	+106.3%
Average			+66.9%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Canada - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Equatorial Guinea	Canada
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$53.28 CA$75.43
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$40.15 CA$56.84
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$86.30 CA$122.18
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$99.70 CA$141.15

Equatorial Guinea vs. Canada - Cost of clothing

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