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Equatorial Guinea vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 17.2% cheaper than Romania overall.

Restaurants
pay 19.2% less in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries
pay 32.8% more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation
pay 17.8% more in Equatorial Guinea
Housing
pay 20.4% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare
pay 95.2% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports
pay 4.3% less in Equatorial Guinea

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

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Equatorial Guinea vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

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

pay 19.2% less for restaurants

 
Romania
Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.82
RON46.94
$8.54
FCFA4,999
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.22
RON34.50
$8.54
FCFA4,999
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.87
RON8.96
$0.85
FCFA500
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pay 32.8% more for groceries

 
Romania
Equatorial Guinea
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.10
RON5.25
??
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.76
RON17.98
$3.37
FCFA1,973
Milk (1 gallon) $5.36
RON25.64
$10.34
FCFA6,056
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pay 17.8% more for transportation

 
Romania
Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.55
RON31.31
??
Monthly public transit pass $23.38
RON111.79
$26.40
FCFA15,461
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,083.66
RON130K
$33,056.06
FCFA19M
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pay 20.4% less for housing

 
Romania
Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $8.56
RON40.94
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $371.73
RON1,777.68
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $281.26
RON1,345.04
$223.95
FCFA131K
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pay 95.2% less for childcare

 
Romania
Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $482.75
RON2,308.59
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,125.14
RON34,073.85
$341.40
FCFA200K
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pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Romania
Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.18
RON10.43
$1.71
FCFA1,000
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.45
RON11.70
$4.69
FCFA2,749
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $5.71
RON27.33
$4.52
FCFA2,648
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Romania
Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $62.00
RON296.50
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $35.53
RON169.92
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $77.18
RON369.09
??
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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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