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Equatorial Guinea vs. Eritrea Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 43.9% more expensive than Eritrea overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.9% more in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 37.6% more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 89.3% more in Equatorial Guinea
Housing: pay 67.9% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare: pay 78.7% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.2 times more in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing: pay 1.4% more in Equatorial Guinea

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

Equatorial Guinea vs. Eritrea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9% more for restaurants

	Eritrea	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 ERN180.00	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$8.90 FCFA4,976	+48.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 ERN18.75	$0.89 FCFA498	-28.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$0.89 FCFA498	-11.0%
Average			+2.9%

Eritrea vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.6% more for groceries

	Eritrea	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	??	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$3.36 FCFA1,878	+124.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ERN79.49	$10.78 FCFA6,027	+103.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 ERN65.70	$4.27 FCFA2,388	-2.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$3.09 FCFA1,729	-74.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 ERN13.61	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ERN7.56	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ERN10.43	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 ERN6.50	??
Average			+37.6%

Eritrea vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 89.3% more for transportation

	Eritrea	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.52 ERN127.76	??
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$26.33 FCFA14,715	+229.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN999,990.00	$32,972.23 FCFA18,427,508	-50.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$8.01 FCFA4,478
Average			+89.3%

Eritrea vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of transportation

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pay 67.9% less for housing

	Eritrea	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$17.81 FCFA9,951	-91.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	$267.09 FCFA149,270	-43.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	$124.64 FCFA69,659	-68.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.03 ERN315.44	??
Average			-67.9%

Eritrea vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of housing

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pay 78.7% less for childcare

	Eritrea	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	$356.12 FCFA199,027	-78.7%
Average			-78.7%

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pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Eritrea	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ERN12.00	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.82 ERN12.38	$5.34 FCFA2,985	+547.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.51 FCFA2,520
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$35.61 FCFA19,903	+31.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.10 ERN16.50	$5.38 FCFA3,004	+388.7%
Average			+322.7%

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pay 1.4% more for clothing

	Eritrea	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	$26.71 FCFA14,927	-67.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	$133.54 FCFA74,635	+78.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	$89.03 FCFA49,757	-6.3%
Average			+1.4%

Eritrea vs. Equatorial Guinea - 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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