Cost of living comparison

Equatorial Guinea

compared to

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Zimbabwe is 7.4% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.3% less in Zimbabwe
Groceries: pay 16.3% less in Zimbabwe
Transportation: pay 5.8% more in Zimbabwe
Housing: pay 5.3% less in Zimbabwe
Childcare: pay 17.7 times more in Zimbabwe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.5% less in Zimbabwe

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

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Zimbabwe vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.3% less for restaurants

	Equatorial Guinea	Zimbabwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	-15.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$5.38 ZWL1,730.75	-37.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA500	$0.73 ZWL234.79	-14.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 FCFA250	$0.42 ZWL135.90	-1.1%
Average			-22.3%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.3% less for groceries

	Equatorial Guinea	Zimbabwe
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.00 ZWL322.00
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA1,973	$5.28 ZWL1,701.44	+56.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.34 FCFA6,056	$5.96 ZWL1,919.26	-42.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 FCFA2,200	$1.90 ZWL611.53	-49.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 FCFA1,588	$2.12 ZWL682.33	-21.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 FCFA635	$1.10 ZWL353.72	+1.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 FCFA454	$0.73 ZWL236.30	-5.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.02 ZWL328.63
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.59 ZWL188.63
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.67 ZWL217.09
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.72 ZWL231.09
Average			-16.3%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.8% more for transportation

	Equatorial Guinea	Zimbabwe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$6.57 ZWL2,116.06
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 FCFA15,461	$45.00 ZWL14,490.00	+70.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,056.06 FCFA19M	$23,500.00 ZWL8M	-28.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$19.50 ZWL6,279.00
Average			+5.8%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.3% less for housing

	Equatorial Guinea	Zimbabwe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$88.24 ZWL28,414.33
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$282.50 ZWL90,965.00
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.95 FCFA131K	$212.05 ZWL68,280.10	-5.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$55.83 ZWL17,977.33
Average			-5.3%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of housing

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pay 17.7 times more for childcare

	Equatorial Guinea	Zimbabwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$331.89 ZWL107K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$341.40 FCFA200K	$6,027.78 ZWL2M	+1665.6%
Average			+1665.6%

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pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Equatorial Guinea	Zimbabwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.71 FCFA1,000	$1.38 ZWL442.75	-19.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.69 FCFA2,749	$2.56 ZWL825.12	-45.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,648	$1.75 ZWL563.50	-61.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.14 FCFA19,996	$39.58 ZWL12,745.83	+15.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,156	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+85.6%
Average			-6.5%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Equatorial Guinea	Zimbabwe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$22.24 ZWL7,160.03
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$16.41 ZWL5,282.85
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$42.46 ZWL13,673.21
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$49.35 ZWL15,890.90

Equatorial Guinea vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of clothing

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