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Equatorial Guinea vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 11.4% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 26.5% less in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 19.2% more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 60.1% more in Equatorial Guinea
Housing: pay 66.4% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare: pay 96.7% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2% less in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing: pay 34.0% more in Equatorial Guinea

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

Equatorial Guinea vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 26.5% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.90	$8.90 FCFA4,976	+0.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.20	$0.89 FCFA498	-48.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.49	$0.89 FCFA498	-31.7%
Average			-26.5%

Mexico City vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.2% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.29	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.79	$3.36 FCFA1,878	-33.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.78	$10.78 FCFA6,027	+64.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.96	$4.27 FCFA2,388	+63.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.54	$3.09 FCFA1,729	-18.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.66	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.41	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.53	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.32	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.27	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.91	??
Average			+19.2%

Mexico City vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 60.1% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.54	??
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.03	$26.33 FCFA14,715	+34.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	$32,972.23 FCFA18,427,508	+64.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.70	$8.01 FCFA4,478	+81.1%
Average			+60.1%

Mexico City vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of transportation

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pay 66.4% less for housing

	Mexico City	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.23	$17.81 FCFA9,951	-42.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	$267.09 FCFA149,270	-75.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	$124.64 FCFA69,659	-81.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.03	??
Average			-66.4%

Mexico City vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of housing

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pay 96.7% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	$356.12 FCFA199,027	-96.7%
Average			-96.7%

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pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.67	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.70	$5.34 FCFA2,985	+40.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.23	$4.51 FCFA2,520	+3.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	$35.61 FCFA19,903	-39.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.34	$5.38 FCFA3,004	-17.5%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 34.0% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	$26.71 FCFA14,927	-56.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$866.05	$133.54 FCFA74,635	+177.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	$89.03 FCFA49,757	-19.7%
Average			+34.0%

Mexico City 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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