Equatorial Guinea vs. France Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 18.9% cheaper than France overall.

Restaurants
pay 23.2% less in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries
pay 46.5% more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation
pay 39.4% less in Equatorial Guinea
Housing
pay 67.4% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare
pay 93.5% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports
pay 12.9% less in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing
pay 57.5% more in Equatorial Guinea

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

Equatorial Guinea vs. France Cost Breakdown

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

pay 23.2% less for restaurants

 
France
Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.64
€13.34
$13.07
FCFA7,315
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.86
€9.27
$12.25
FCFA6,858
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.73
€2.33
$1.23
FCFA686

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pay 46.5% more for groceries

 
France
Equatorial Guinea
Bread
1 loaf
$1.71
€1.46
$3.24
FCFA1,814
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.46
€7.22
$3.37
FCFA1,884
Milk (1 gallon) $4.52
€3.85
$9.69
FCFA5,423

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pay 39.4% less for transportation

 
France
Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.25
€6.19
$3.09
FCFA1,731
Monthly public transit pass $50.39
€42.99
$26.38
FCFA14,764
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,262.62
€26,673.26
$33,034.81
FCFA18,488,343

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pay 67.4% less for housing

 
France
Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.07
€25.66
$16.34
FCFA9,144
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $750.17
€640.05
$204.24
FCFA114,304
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $604.38
€515.66
$114.37
FCFA64,010

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pay 93.5% less for childcare

 
France
Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $690.26
€588.93
$65.36
FCFA36,577
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,163.56
€7,818.35
$326.78
FCFA182,886

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pay 12.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
France
Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.20
€5.29
$1.63
FCFA914
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.01
€2.57
$5.72
FCFA3,200
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.83
€10.10
$4.52
FCFA2,529

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pay 57.5% more for clothing

 
France
Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.62
€76.47
$24.51
FCFA13,716
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.76
€32.21
$102.12
FCFA57,152
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.52
€78.09
$245.08
FCFA137,164

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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: July 2025
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