Cost of living comparison

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Turkey vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Turkey is 41.2% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants
pay 0.8% less in Turkey
Groceries
pay 26.2% less in Turkey
Transportation
pay 26.7% more in Turkey
Housing
pay 55.2% more in Turkey
Childcare
pay 39.7 times more in Turkey
Entertainment and Sports
pay 11.8% more in Turkey

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

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Turkey vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

pay 0.8% less for restaurants

 
Equatorial Guinea
Turkey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.54
FCFA4,983
$7.80
TRY386.28
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.54
FCFA4,983
$8.25
TRY408.38
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.85
FCFA498
$1.28
TRY63.31
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pay 26.2% less for groceries

 
Equatorial Guinea
Turkey
Bread
1 loaf
 ?? $0.96
TRY47.63
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.37
FCFA1,966
$4.58
TRY226.89
Milk (1 gallon) $10.34
FCFA6,036
$3.74
TRY185.39
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pay 26.7% more for transportation

 
Equatorial Guinea
Turkey
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $5.08
TRY251.45
Monthly public transit pass $26.40
FCFA15,411
$32.35
TRY1,602.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,056.06
FCFA19M
$43,081.17
TRY2M
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pay 55.2% more for housing

 
Equatorial Guinea
Turkey
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 ?? $13.65
TRY675.87
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $475.20
TRY23,529.06
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $223.95
FCFA131K
$347.61
TRY17,211.40
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pay 39.7 times more for childcare

 
Equatorial Guinea
Turkey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $606.51
TRY30,030.78
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $341.40
FCFA199K
$13,566.63
TRY672K
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pay 11.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Equatorial Guinea
Turkey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.71
FCFA997
$3.02
TRY149.34
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.69
FCFA2,741
$3.43
TRY169.90
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.52
FCFA2,639
$2.16
TRY106.77
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Equatorial Guinea
Turkey
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 ?? $45.05
TRY2,230.83
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $38.92
TRY1,927.26
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 ?? $90.74
TRY4,492.86
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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