Equatorial Guinea vs. Palau Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 34.0% cheaper than Palau overall.

Restaurants
pay 33.0% less in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries
pay 37.2% less in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation
pay 88.9% more in Equatorial Guinea
Housing
pay 57.3% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports
pay 31.1% less in Equatorial Guinea

Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Equatorial Guinea. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Equatorial Guinea.

Equatorial Guinea vs. Palau Cost Breakdown

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

pay 33.0% less for restaurants

 
Palau
Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.50
 
$8.54
FCFA4,999
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
 
$8.54
FCFA4,999
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.37
 
$0.85
FCFA500

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pay 37.2% less for groceries

 
Palau
Equatorial Guinea
Bread
1 loaf
$3.44
 
??
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.00
 
$3.37
FCFA1,973
Milk (1 gallon) $9.97
 
$10.34
FCFA6,056

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pay 88.9% more for transportation

 
Palau
Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.34
 
??
Monthly public transit pass ?? $26.40
FCFA15,461
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $17,500.00
 
$33,056.06
FCFA19M

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pay 57.3% less for housing

 
Palau
Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$199.00
 
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $725.00
 
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $525.00
 
$223.95
FCFA131K

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Palau
Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $250.00
 
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $341.40
FCFA200K

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pay 31.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Palau
Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
 
$1.71
FCFA1,000
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.08
 
$4.69
FCFA2,749
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$15.00
 
$4.52
FCFA2,648

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Palau
Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$85.00
 
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$65.00
 
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$195.00
 
??

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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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