Cost of living comparison
compared to
Equatorial Guinea vs. South Korea Cost of Living Summary
Equatorial Guinea is 43.4% cheaper than South Korea overall.
Equatorial Guinea vs. South Korea Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 7.0% more for restaurants
|
South Korea
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.06
₩9,422
|
$8.54
FCFA4,983
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
₩8,230
|
$8.54
FCFA4,983
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,039
|
$0.85
FCFA498
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
₩1,181
|
$0.43
FCFA249
|
|
South Korea vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of restaurants
pay 34.5% less for groceries
|
South Korea
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.04
₩4,055
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.12
₩8,174
|
$3.37
FCFA1,966
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.23
₩10,982
|
$10.34
FCFA6,036
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
₩3,923
|
$3.76
FCFA2,193
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.11
₩5,484
|
$2.71
FCFA1,583
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.00
₩5,342
|
$1.08
FCFA633
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.55
₩2,069
|
$0.77
FCFA452
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.00
₩4,000
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
₩3,513
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
₩2,715
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
₩1,685
|
?? | |
South Korea vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of groceries
pay 15.7% less for transportation
|
South Korea
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
₩6,685
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$46.10
₩61,538
|
$26.40
FCFA15,411
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,394.53
₩38M
|
$33,056.06
FCFA19M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.59
₩11,470
|
?? | |
South Korea vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of transportation
pay 42.3% less for housing
|
South Korea
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.34
₩32,490
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$561.73
₩750K
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.83
₩518K
|
$223.95
FCFA131K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.72
₩205K
|
?? | |
South Korea vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of housing
pay 98.3% less for childcare
|
South Korea
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$545.93
₩729K
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,214.53
₩27M
|
$341.40
FCFA199K
|
|
South Korea vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of childcare
pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
South Korea
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
₩4,403
|
$1.71
FCFA997
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
₩4,888
|
$4.69
FCFA2,741
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
₩4,467
|
$4.52
FCFA2,639
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.32
₩76,507
|
$34.14
FCFA19,932
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.28
₩15,062
|
$5.39
FCFA3,146
|
|
South Korea vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
South Korea
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.53
₩90,139
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.43
₩71,316
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.10
₩104K
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.84
₩137K
|
?? |
South Korea vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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