Cost of living comparison

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Ethiopia vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 13.5 times more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants
pay 31.7% less in Ethiopia
Groceries
pay 4.8% more in Ethiopia
Transportation
pay 14.2% less in Ethiopia
Housing
pay 4.8 times more in Ethiopia
Childcare
pay 84.8 times more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 5.6% less in Ethiopia
Clothing
pay 18.1% more in Ethiopia

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

Ethiopia vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

pay 31.7% less for restaurants

 
Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $4.26
ETB655.54
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.90
FCFA5,036
$6.50
ETB1,000.24
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.89
FCFA504
$0.61
ETB93.51
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pay 4.8% more for groceries

 
Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia
Bread
1 loaf
 ?? $1.26
ETB193.73
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.36
FCFA1,900
$4.34
ETB667.36
Milk (1 gallon) $10.78
FCFA6,100
$5.42
ETB834.53
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pay 14.2% less for transportation

 
Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.81
ETB740.52
Monthly public transit pass $26.33
FCFA14,893
$12.00
ETB1,846.60
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,972.23
FCFA18,650,720
$55,000.00
ETB8,463,587.61
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pay 4.8 times more for housing

 
Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $17.81
FCFA10,072
$130.20
ETB20,035.62
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $267.09
FCFA151,078
$815.99
ETB125,568.08
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $124.64
FCFA70,503
$512.43
ETB78,854.26
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pay 84.8 times more for childcare

 
Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $94.05
ETB14,472.47
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $356.12
FCFA201,438
$30,187.50
ETB4,645,355.47
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pay 5.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $0.90
ETB138.50
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.34
FCFA3,022
$1.09
ETB167.35
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.51
FCFA2,551
$5.10
ETB784.81
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pay 18.1% more for clothing

 
Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $26.71
FCFA15,108
$45.03
ETB6,929.81
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $133.54
FCFA75,539
$75.17
ETB11,566.90
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 ?? $94.08
ETB14,477.62
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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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