Cost of living comparison

Equatorial Guinea

compared to

Japan

Japan vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 50.2% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.1% less in Japan
Groceries: pay 5.6% more in Japan
Transportation: pay 16.3% more in Japan
Housing: pay 61.1% more in Japan
Childcare: pay 33.1 times more in Japan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.0% more in Japan

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

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Japan vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.1% less for restaurants

	Equatorial Guinea	Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$6.75 ¥1,066	-20.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$5.10 ¥805	-40.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$1.13 ¥179	+32.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 FCFA249	$0.76 ¥120	+77.5%
Average			-18.1%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Japan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.6% more for groceries

	Equatorial Guinea	Japan
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.53 ¥241
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA1,966	$5.55 ¥877	+64.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.34 FCFA6,036	$5.56 ¥879	-46.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 FCFA2,193	$2.01 ¥318	-46.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 FCFA1,583	$2.85 ¥450	+5.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 FCFA633	$2.16 ¥342	+99.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 FCFA452	$1.08 ¥171	+39.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.54 ¥243
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.92 ¥303
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.10 ¥174
Onions (1 lb)	??	$1.08 ¥170
Average			+5.6%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Japan - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.3% more for transportation

	Equatorial Guinea	Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$4.11 ¥649
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 FCFA15,411	$63.20 ¥9,986	+139.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,056.06 FCFA19M	$21,047.50 ¥3M	-36.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$24.65 ¥3,895
Average			+16.3%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Japan - Cost of transportation

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pay 61.1% more for housing

	Equatorial Guinea	Japan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$33.54 ¥5,300
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$546.58 ¥86,367
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.95 FCFA131K	$360.78 ¥57,008	+61.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$113.26 ¥17,897
Average			+61.1%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Japan - Cost of housing

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pay 33.1 times more for childcare

	Equatorial Guinea	Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$417.01 ¥65,893
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$341.40 FCFA199K	$11,300.14 ¥2M	+3209.9%
Average			+3209.9%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Japan - Cost of childcare

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pay 33.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Equatorial Guinea	Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.71 FCFA997	$2.57 ¥406	+50.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.69 FCFA2,741	$3.06 ¥483	-34.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,639	$3.83 ¥605	-15.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.14 FCFA19,932	$53.31 ¥8,424	+56.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,146	$11.73 ¥1,853	+117.6%
Average			+33.0%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Japan - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Equatorial Guinea	Japan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$46.32 ¥7,320
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$31.33 ¥4,950
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$59.45 ¥9,394
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$81.04 ¥12,805

Equatorial Guinea vs. Japan - Cost of clothing

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