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Equatorial Guinea vs. South Africa Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 12.0% more expensive than South Africa overall.

Restaurants: pay 23.8% more in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 65.3% more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 4.4% less in Equatorial Guinea
Housing: pay 51.4% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare: pay 91.0% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.2% more in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing: pay 89.7% more in Equatorial Guinea

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

Equatorial Guinea vs. South Africa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of South Africa, you would:

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pay 23.8% more for restaurants

	South Africa	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.33 ZAR159.73	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.11 ZAR87.49	$8.90 FCFA5,036	+74.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 ZAR17.65	$0.89 FCFA504	-13.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 ZAR13.74	$0.89 FCFA504	+10.9%
Average			+23.8%

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pay 65.3% more for groceries

	South Africa	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZAR17.16	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 ZAR66.47	$3.36 FCFA1,900	-13.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.37 ZAR74.79	$10.78 FCFA6,100	+146.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 ZAR39.93	$4.27 FCFA2,417	+83.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.13 ZAR36.52	$3.09 FCFA1,750	+44.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.73 ZAR12.46	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 ZAR11.16	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 ZAR11.70	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 ZAR12.14	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 ZAR10.02	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 ZAR10.27	??
Average			+65.3%

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pay 4.4% less for transportation

	South Africa	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.92 ZAR84.25	??
Monthly public transit pass	$56.18 ZAR961.29	$26.33 FCFA14,893	-53.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,394.82 ZAR366,106.47	$32,972.23 FCFA18,650,720	+54.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.34 ZAR159.79	$8.01 FCFA4,532	-14.2%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 51.4% less for housing

	South Africa	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.36 ZAR673.48	$17.81 FCFA10,072	-54.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$404.16 ZAR6,915.94	$267.09 FCFA151,078	-33.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$361.59 ZAR6,187.51	$124.64 FCFA70,503	-65.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.13 ZAR1,508.04	??
Average			-51.4%

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pay 91.0% less for childcare

	South Africa	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$173.48 ZAR2,968.50	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,962.11 ZAR67,799.29	$356.12 FCFA201,438	-91.0%
Average			-91.0%

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pay 52.2% more for entertainment and sports

	South Africa	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.18 ZAR37.27	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 ZAR35.06	$5.34 FCFA3,022	+160.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.96 ZAR50.72	$4.51 FCFA2,551	+52.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.26 ZAR517.83	$35.61 FCFA20,144	+17.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.85 ZAR117.19	$5.38 FCFA3,041	-21.5%
Average			+52.2%

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pay 89.7% more for clothing

	South Africa	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.74 ZAR868.31	$26.71 FCFA15,108	-47.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.75 ZAR560.46	$133.54 FCFA75,539	+307.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.19 ZAR1,611.79	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.80 ZAR1,399.67	$89.03 FCFA50,359	+8.8%
Average			+89.7%

South Africa 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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