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Equatorial Guinea vs. Kenya Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 62.3% more expensive than Kenya overall.

Restaurants: pay 70.2% more in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 9.5% more in Equatorial Guinea
Housing: pay 6.5% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare: pay 95.2% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.3% more in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing: pay 3.8 times more in Equatorial Guinea

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

Equatorial Guinea vs. Kenya Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 70.2% more for restaurants

	Kenya	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.74 KES484.15	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 KES798.62	$8.90 FCFA5,036	+44.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 KES69.44	$0.89 FCFA504	+66.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 KES57.53	$0.89 FCFA504	+100.3%
Average			+70.2%

Kenya vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Kenya	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 KES70.01	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.37 KES565.28	$3.36 FCFA1,900	-23.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.52 KES326.23	$10.78 FCFA6,100	+327.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 KES207.28	$4.27 FCFA2,417	+166.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.57 KES332.87	$3.09 FCFA1,750	+20.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 KES139.60	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 KES51.88	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 KES89.87	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 KES41.21	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 KES38.21	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 KES47.67	??
Average			+123.0%

Kenya vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.5% more for transportation

	Kenya	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.69	??
Monthly public transit pass	$26.41 KES3,419.10	$26.33 FCFA14,893	-0.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,331.14 KES2,502,416.20	$32,972.23 FCFA18,650,720	+70.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.74 KES1,778.12	$8.01 FCFA4,532	-41.7%
Average			+9.5%

Kenya vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.5% less for housing

	Kenya	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.35 KES4,834.47	$17.81 FCFA10,072	-52.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$194.00 KES25,113.52	$267.09 FCFA151,078	+37.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$131.26 KES16,990.97	$124.64 FCFA70,503	-5.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$24.47 KES3,167.26	??
Average			-6.5%

Kenya vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of housing

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pay 95.2% less for childcare

	Kenya	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$172.28 KES22,301.68	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,439.34 KES963,022.59	$356.12 FCFA201,438	-95.2%
Average			-95.2%

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pay 51.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Kenya	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 KES262.67	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 KES294.98	$5.34 FCFA3,022	+134.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.80 KES362.51	$4.51 FCFA2,551	+61.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.27 KES3,788.44	$35.61 FCFA20,144	+21.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.10 KES790.23	$5.38 FCFA3,041	-11.9%
Average			+51.3%

Kenya vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.8 times more for clothing

	Kenya	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$12.46 KES1,612.32	$26.71 FCFA15,108	+114.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.02 KES2,592.06	$133.54 FCFA75,539	+566.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$34.44 KES4,457.72	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$32.93 KES4,262.80	$89.03 FCFA50,359	+170.4%
Average			+283.9%

Kenya vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of clothing

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