Cost of living comparison

Equatorial Guinea

compared to

Chile

Chile vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Chile is 32.1% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.8% more in Chile
Groceries: pay 13.5% less in Chile
Transportation: pay 24.3% less in Chile
Housing: pay 56.1% more in Chile
Childcare: pay 22.8 times more in Chile
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.3% more in Chile

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

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Chile vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.8% more for restaurants

	Equatorial Guinea	Chile
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$7.99 CLF0.2000	-6.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$7.20 CLF0.1800	-15.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA500	$1.36 CLF0.0300	+59.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 FCFA250	$1.15 CLF0.0300	+168.9%
Average			+5.8%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Chile - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.5% less for groceries

	Equatorial Guinea	Chile
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.70 CLF0.0400
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA1,973	$5.03 CLF0.1300	+49.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.34 FCFA6,056	$4.36 CLF0.1100	-57.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 FCFA2,200	$3.39 CLF0.0900	-9.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 FCFA1,588	$2.73 CLF0.0700	+0.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 FCFA635	$0.79 CLF0.0200	-27.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 FCFA454	$0.78 CLF0.0200	+1.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.77 CLF0.0200
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.70 CLF0.0200
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.58 CLF0.0100
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.63 CLF0.0200
Average			-13.5%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Chile - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.3% less for transportation

	Equatorial Guinea	Chile
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$5.28 CLF0.1300
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 FCFA15,461	$33.69 CLF0.8500	+27.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,056.06 FCFA19M	$16,188.18 CLF407.0700	-51.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$11.06 CLF0.2800
Average			-24.3%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Chile - Cost of transportation

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pay 56.1% more for housing

	Equatorial Guinea	Chile
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$22.03 CLF0.5500
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$456.09 CLF11.4700
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.95 FCFA131K	$349.67 CLF8.7900	+56.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$81.73 CLF2.0600
Average			+56.1%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Chile - Cost of housing

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pay 22.8 times more for childcare

	Equatorial Guinea	Chile
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$332.45 CLF8.3600
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$341.40 FCFA200K	$7,782.11 CLF195.6900	+2179.4%
Average			+2179.4%

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pay 15.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Equatorial Guinea	Chile
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.71 FCFA1,000	$3.30 CLF0.0800	+93.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.69 FCFA2,749	$2.97 CLF0.0700	-36.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,648	$5.04 CLF0.1300	+11.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.14 FCFA19,996	$40.36 CLF1.0100	+18.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,156	$6.58 CLF0.1700	+22.1%
Average			+15.3%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Chile - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Equatorial Guinea	Chile
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$43.61 CLF1.1000
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$27.77 CLF0.7000
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$61.99 CLF1.5600
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$76.04 CLF1.9100

Equatorial Guinea vs. Chile - Cost of clothing

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