Cost of living comparison

Equatorial Guinea

compared to

South Africa

South Africa vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

South Africa is 40.7% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.4% more in South Africa
Groceries: pay 22.2% less in South Africa
Transportation: pay 49.4% more in South Africa
Housing: pay 64.9% more in South Africa
Childcare: pay 14.4 times more in South Africa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.8% less in South Africa

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

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South Africa vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Africa instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

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pay 4.4% more for restaurants

	Equatorial Guinea	South Africa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$10.21 ZAR170.75	+19.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$5.91 ZAR98.83	-30.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA500	$1.08 ZAR18.12	+27.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 FCFA250	$0.84 ZAR13.97	+95.7%
Average			+4.4%

Equatorial Guinea vs. South Africa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.2% less for groceries

	Equatorial Guinea	South Africa
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.07 ZAR17.83
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA1,973	$4.08 ZAR68.25	+21.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.34 FCFA6,056	$4.58 ZAR76.53	-55.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 FCFA2,200	$2.56 ZAR42.86	-31.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 FCFA1,588	$2.31 ZAR38.68	-14.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 FCFA635	$0.81 ZAR13.58	-25.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 FCFA454	$0.74 ZAR12.30	-5.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.79 ZAR13.13
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.77 ZAR12.88
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.64 ZAR10.77
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.66 ZAR11.00
Average			-22.2%

Equatorial Guinea vs. South Africa - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.4% more for transportation

	Equatorial Guinea	South Africa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$5.49 ZAR91.77
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 FCFA15,461	$65.15 ZAR1,089.26	+146.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,056.06 FCFA19M	$32,517.32 ZAR544K	-1.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$7.35 ZAR122.86
Average			+49.4%

Equatorial Guinea vs. South Africa - Cost of transportation

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pay 64.9% more for housing

	Equatorial Guinea	South Africa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$38.93 ZAR650.96
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$421.37 ZAR7,045.19
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.95 FCFA131K	$369.24 ZAR6,173.65	+64.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$105.57 ZAR1,765.07
Average			+64.9%

Equatorial Guinea vs. South Africa - Cost of housing

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pay 14.4 times more for childcare

	Equatorial Guinea	South Africa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$199.53 ZAR3,336.14
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$341.40 FCFA200K	$4,917.78 ZAR82,223.72	+1340.5%
Average			+1340.5%

Equatorial Guinea vs. South Africa - Cost of childcare

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pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Equatorial Guinea	South Africa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.71 FCFA1,000	$2.25 ZAR37.63	+31.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.69 FCFA2,749	$2.25 ZAR37.69	-52.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,648	$3.16 ZAR52.84	-30.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.14 FCFA19,996	$31.59 ZAR528.18	-7.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,156	$7.32 ZAR122.35	+35.8%
Average			-6.8%

Equatorial Guinea vs. South Africa - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Equatorial Guinea	South Africa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$52.66 ZAR880.43
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$34.13 ZAR570.62
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$99.75 ZAR1,667.81
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$86.61 ZAR1,448.04

Equatorial Guinea vs. South Africa - Cost of clothing

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