Equatorial Guinea vs. Qatar Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 8.8% cheaper than Qatar overall.

Restaurants
pay 85.0% more in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries
pay 22.0% more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation
pay 12.0% less in Equatorial Guinea
Housing
pay 84.3% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare
pay 96.7% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports
pay 31.8% less in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing
pay 56.0% more in Equatorial Guinea

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

Equatorial Guinea vs. Qatar Cost Breakdown

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

pay 85.0% more for restaurants

 
Qatar
Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.69
QAR24.29
??
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.07
QAR22.05
$8.90
FCFA4,942
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.82
QAR2.96
$0.89
FCFA494

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pay 22.0% more for groceries

 
Qatar
Equatorial Guinea
Bread
1 loaf
$1.50
QAR5.43
??
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.10
QAR14.88
$3.36
FCFA1,865
Milk (1 gallon) $7.40
QAR26.86
$10.78
FCFA5,986

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pay 12.0% less for transportation

 
Qatar
Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.14
QAR7.78
??
Monthly public transit pass $33.29
QAR120.82
$26.33
FCFA14,614
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,539.60
QAR89,056.38
$32,972.23
FCFA18M

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pay 84.3% less for housing

 
Qatar
Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$83.65
QAR303.56
$17.81
FCFA9,883
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,687.55
QAR6,124.27
$267.09
FCFA148K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,253.51
QAR4,549.11
$124.64
FCFA69,182

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pay 96.7% less for childcare

 
Qatar
Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $798.67
QAR2,898.44
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,764.79
QAR39,066.37
$356.12
FCFA198K

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pay 31.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Qatar
Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $10.98
QAR39.86
??
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.21
QAR15.27
$5.34
FCFA2,965
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.42
QAR23.29
$4.51
FCFA2,503

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pay 56.0% more for clothing

 
Qatar
Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$51.95
QAR188.53
$26.71
FCFA14,825
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.24
QAR167.80
$133.54
FCFA74,124
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$94.73
QAR343.78
??

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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 2026
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