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Equatorial Guinea vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 55.6% more expensive than Peru overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 4.0% more in Equatorial Guinea
Housing: pay 29.9% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare: pay 76.8% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.1% more in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Equatorial Guinea

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

Equatorial Guinea vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Peru	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.74 PEN13.69	$13.07 FCFA7,854	+249.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.76 PEN21.10	$12.25 FCFA7,363	+112.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 PEN3.41	$1.23 FCFA736	+31.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 PEN1.72	$1.23 FCFA736	+161.0%
Average			+138.6%

Peru vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Peru	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.12 PEN7.76	$3.24 FCFA1,948	+52.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.22 PEN11.78	$3.37 FCFA2,023	+4.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.63 PEN16.95	$9.69 FCFA5,822	+109.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.67 PEN9.79	$2.94 FCFA1,767	+10.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 PEN8.80	$3.10 FCFA1,862	+28.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 PEN2.60	$2.22 FCFA1,336	+213.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 PEN1.41	$1.48 FCFA891	+285.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 PEN1.60	$2.22 FCFA1,336	+407.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 PEN1.66	$1.48 FCFA891	+226.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.59	$1.85 FCFA1,113	+327.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 PEN1.42	$2.22 FCFA1,336	+472.4%
Average			+194.3%

Peru vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.0% more for transportation

	Peru	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.19 PEN18.99	$3.09 FCFA1,858	-40.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.61 PEN64.44	$26.38 FCFA15,851	+49.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,522.48 PEN75,105.99	$33,034.81 FCFA19,850,147	+61.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.04 PEN58.70	$7.35 FCFA4,418	-54.2%
Average			+4.0%

Peru vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of transportation

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pay 29.9% less for housing

	Peru	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.54 PEN104.45	$16.34 FCFA9,818	-42.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$324.84 PEN1,188.83	$204.24 FCFA122,723	-37.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.27 PEN875.64	$114.37 FCFA68,725	-52.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.17 PEN136.03	$41.86 FCFA25,151	+12.6%
Average			-29.9%

Peru vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of housing

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pay 76.8% less for childcare

	Peru	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.53 PEN624.10	$65.36 FCFA39,271	-61.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,073.87 PEN14,909.12	$326.78 FCFA196,356	-92.0%
Average			-76.8%

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pay 22.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Peru	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.47 PEN9.03	$1.63 FCFA982	-33.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 PEN10.41	$5.72 FCFA3,436	+101.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.40 PEN19.76	$4.52 FCFA2,715	-16.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.14 PEN117.62	$49.02 FCFA29,453	+52.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.04 PEN18.43	$5.39 FCFA3,236	+7.0%
Average			+22.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Peru	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.67 PEN156.15	$24.51 FCFA14,727	-42.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.03 PEN95.25	$102.12 FCFA61,361	+292.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.63 PEN243.86	$245.08 FCFA147,267	+267.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.87 PEN230.07	$81.69 FCFA49,089	+29.9%
Average			+136.8%

Peru 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: March 2025

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