Tuvalu vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Tuvalu is 4.8% cheaper than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants
pay 27.2% less in Tuvalu
Housing
pay 5.3% less in Tuvalu
Entertainment and Sports
pay 36.8% more in Tuvalu

Expenses including restaurants and housing are lower in Tuvalu.

Tuvalu vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

pay 27.2% less for restaurants

 
Equatorial Guinea
Tuvalu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.54
FCFA4,999
$3.39
A$4.83
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.54
FCFA4,999
$5.00
A$7.11
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.85
FCFA500
$2.50
A$3.56

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Equatorial Guinea
Tuvalu
Bread
1 loaf
?? ??
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.37
FCFA1,973
??
Milk (1 gallon) $10.34
FCFA6,056
??

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Equatorial Guinea
Tuvalu
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? ??
Monthly public transit pass $26.40
FCFA15,461
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,056.06
FCFA19M
??

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pay 5.3% less for housing

 
Equatorial Guinea
Tuvalu
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? ??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $318.09
A$452.60
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $223.95
FCFA131K
$212.06
A$301.73

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Equatorial Guinea
Tuvalu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? ??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $341.40
FCFA200K
??

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pay 36.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Equatorial Guinea
Tuvalu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.71
FCFA1,000
$3.00
A$4.27
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.69
FCFA2,749
$5.00
A$7.11
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.52
FCFA2,648
??

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Equatorial Guinea
Tuvalu
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? ??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? ??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? ??

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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 November 2026). How we calculate this

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