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Russia vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Russia is 4.0 times more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.6% less in Russia
Groceries: pay 25.7% less in Russia
Transportation: pay 20.0% less in Russia
Housing: pay 48.8% more in Russia
Childcare: pay 21.8 times more in Russia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.0% less in Russia
Clothing: pay 25.4% more in Russia

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

Russia vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.6% less for restaurants

	Equatorial Guinea	Russia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$9.65 RUB750.26
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.90 FCFA5,036	$5.53 RUB429.86	-37.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA504	$1.06 RUB82.04	+18.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA504	$0.51 RUB39.84	-42.4%
Average			-20.6%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Russia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.7% less for groceries

	Equatorial Guinea	Russia
Bread 1 loaf	??	$0.63 RUB48.99
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.36 FCFA1,900	$5.02 RUB390.35	+49.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.78 FCFA6,100	$4.22 RUB328.07	-60.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.27 FCFA2,417	$1.60 RUB124.25	-62.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 FCFA1,750	$2.20 RUB171.01	-28.9%
Apples (1 lb)	??	$0.79 RUB61.35
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.80 RUB62.32
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.93 RUB72.28
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.25 RUB97.49
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.38 RUB29.48
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.30 RUB23.55
Average			-25.7%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Russia - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.0% less for transportation

	Equatorial Guinea	Russia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$2.69 RUB209.35
Monthly public transit pass	$26.33 FCFA14,893	$21.72 RUB1,688.04	-17.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,972.23 FCFA18,650,720	$31,562.55 RUB2,452,945.27	-4.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.01 FCFA4,532	$4.94 RUB384.30	-38.3%
Average			-20.0%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Russia - Cost of transportation

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pay 48.8% more for housing

	Equatorial Guinea	Russia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.81 FCFA10,072	$7.57 RUB588.25	-57.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$267.09 FCFA151,078	$433.96 RUB33,726.17	+62.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$124.64 FCFA70,503	$300.84 RUB23,380.59	+141.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$82.77 RUB6,432.37
Average			+48.8%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Russia - Cost of housing

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pay 21.8 times more for childcare

	Equatorial Guinea	Russia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$300.70 RUB23,369.39
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$356.12 FCFA201,438	$7,780.29 RUB604,660.71	+2084.8%
Average			+2084.8%

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pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Equatorial Guinea	Russia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$1.70 RUB132.06
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.34 FCFA3,022	$2.17 RUB168.48	-59.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.51 FCFA2,551	$2.68 RUB208.50	-40.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.61 FCFA20,144	$35.84 RUB2,785.59	+0.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.38 FCFA3,041	$5.13 RUB398.32	-4.7%
Average			-26.0%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Russia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 25.4% more for clothing

	Equatorial Guinea	Russia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.71 FCFA15,108	$62.56 RUB4,861.67	+134.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$133.54 FCFA75,539	$43.72 RUB3,398.03	-67.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$102.93 RUB7,999.61
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.03 FCFA50,359	$97.34 RUB7,564.61	+9.3%
Average			+25.4%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Russia - Cost of clothing

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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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