Cost of living comparison

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Eritrea vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Eritrea is 4.7% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants
pay 46.6% more in Eritrea
Groceries
pay 31.7% more in Eritrea
Transportation
pay 14.8% less in Eritrea
Housing
pay 10.7% less in Eritrea
Childcare
pay 7.6 times more in Eritrea
Entertainment and Sports
pay 67.0% less in Eritrea

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

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Eritrea vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

pay 46.6% more for restaurants

 
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.54
FCFA4,983
$21.00
ERN315.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.54
FCFA4,983
$5.99
ERN89.85
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.85
FCFA498
$1.00
ERN15.00
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pay 31.7% more for groceries

 
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Bread
1 loaf
 ?? ??
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.37
FCFA1,966
$1.50
ERN22.50
Milk (1 gallon) $10.34
FCFA6,036
$6.06
ERN90.85
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pay 14.8% less for transportation

 
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $9.46
ERN141.95
Monthly public transit pass $26.40
FCFA15,411
$8.00
ERN120.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,056.06
FCFA19M
$66,666.00
ERN1000K
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pay 10.7% less for housing

 
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 ?? $200.00
ERN3,000.00
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $250.00
ERN3,750.00
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $223.95
FCFA131K
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
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pay 7.6 times more for childcare

 
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $25.00
ERN375.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $341.40
FCFA199K
$2,600.00
ERN39,000.00
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pay 67.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.71
FCFA997
$0.60
ERN9.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.69
FCFA2,741
$0.80
ERN12.00
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.52
FCFA2,639
??
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 ?? $135.00
ERN2,025.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $120.00
ERN1,800.00
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 ?? $200.00
ERN3,000.00
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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