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Minnesota vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Minnesota is 8.1 times more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.4% more in Minnesota
Groceries: pay 4.8% more in Minnesota
Transportation: pay 74.2% more in Minnesota
Housing: pay 5.6 times more in Minnesota
Childcare: pay 44.0 times more in Minnesota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Minnesota
Clothing: pay 5.7% more in Minnesota

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

Minnesota vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.4% more for restaurants

	Equatorial Guinea	Minnesota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.07 FCFA7,539	$17.25	+32.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25 FCFA7,068	$10.44	-14.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA707	$2.57	+109.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA707	$1.99	+62.6%
Average			+47.4%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Minnesota - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.8% more for groceries

	Equatorial Guinea	Minnesota
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 FCFA1,870	$3.24	+0.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA1,942	$4.95	+47.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.69 FCFA5,589	$3.64	-62.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 FCFA1,696	$3.38	+15.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,787	$5.83	+88.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,282	$2.46	+10.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.48 FCFA855	$0.84	-43.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,282	$2.36	+6.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 FCFA855	$2.21	+49.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 FCFA1,069	$1.40	-24.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,282	$1.48	-33.6%
Average			+4.8%

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pay 74.2% more for transportation

	Equatorial Guinea	Minnesota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.09 FCFA1,784	$3.27	+5.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.38 FCFA15,216	$75.17	+184.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,034.81 FCFA19,054,365	$32,650.12	-1.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.35 FCFA4,241	$15.25	+107.4%
Average			+74.2%

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pay 5.6 times more for housing

	Equatorial Guinea	Minnesota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.34 FCFA9,424	$66.32	+305.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$204.24 FCFA117,803	$1,195.42	+485.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$114.37 FCFA65,970	$1,106.51	+867.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.86 FCFA24,143	$119.54	+185.6%
Average			+461.1%

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pay 44.0 times more for childcare

	Equatorial Guinea	Minnesota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$65.36 FCFA37,697	$1,324.96	+1927.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$326.78 FCFA188,485	$22,140.67	+6675.4%
Average			+4301.3%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Equatorial Guinea	Minnesota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 FCFA942	$5.62	+243.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.72 FCFA3,298	$5.50	-3.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,606	$9.80	+116.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.02 FCFA28,273	$48.87	-0.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,106	$13.28	+146.5%
Average			+100.6%

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pay 5.7% more for clothing

	Equatorial Guinea	Minnesota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.51 FCFA14,136	$52.74	+115.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$102.12 FCFA58,901	$47.94	-53.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$245.08 FCFA141,364	$84.66	-65.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.69 FCFA47,121	$103.00	+26.1%
Average			+5.7%

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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: April 2025

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