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Equatorial Guinea vs. Philippines Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 51.3% more expensive than Philippines overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 52.3% more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Equatorial Guinea
Housing: pay 18.0% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare: pay 93.7% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.6% more in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Equatorial Guinea

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

Equatorial Guinea vs. Philippines Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Philippines	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.83 ₱224.95	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.27 ₱192.12	$8.90 FCFA4,960	+172.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 ₱40.66	$0.89 FCFA496	+28.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 ₱22.31	$0.89 FCFA496	+134.3%
Average			+111.7%

Philippines vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.3% more for groceries

	Philippines	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 ₱72.90	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.91 ₱229.28	$3.36 FCFA1,872	-14.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.02 ₱411.91	$10.78 FCFA6,008	+53.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 ₱120.70	$4.27 FCFA2,381	+107.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.91 ₱112.28	$3.09 FCFA1,723	+61.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 ₱83.31	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 ₱37.88	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.64	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 ₱40.65	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 ₱55.67	??
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.78	??
Average			+52.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Philippines	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.15 ₱243.41	??
Monthly public transit pass	$12.67 ₱743.55	$26.33 FCFA14,668	+107.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,414.32 ₱1,433,328.07	$32,972.23 FCFA18,368,819	+35.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.78 ₱163.09	$8.01 FCFA4,464	+188.4%
Average			+110.5%

Philippines vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of transportation

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pay 18.0% less for housing

	Philippines	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.95 ₱1,640.67	$17.81 FCFA9,920	-36.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.21 ₱14,924.03	$267.09 FCFA148,795	+5.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$161.64 ₱9,489.57	$124.64 FCFA69,438	-22.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.13 ₱4,704.02	??
Average			-18.0%

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pay 93.7% less for childcare

	Philippines	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$130.02 ₱7,633.19	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,634.78 ₱330,809.53	$356.12 FCFA198,393	-93.7%
Average			-93.7%

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pay 55.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Philippines	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 ₱70.35	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 ₱127.43	$5.34 FCFA2,976	+146.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.73 ₱160.13	$4.51 FCFA2,512	+65.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.80 ₱1,808.09	$35.61 FCFA19,839	+15.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.63 ₱330.26	$5.38 FCFA2,995	-4.4%
Average			+55.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Philippines	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.17 ₱2,417.00	$26.71 FCFA14,879	-35.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.58 ₱1,501.73	$133.54 FCFA74,397	+422.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.76 ₱4,095.72	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.98 ₱3,873.38	$89.03 FCFA49,598	+34.9%
Average			+140.6%

Philippines 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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