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Equatorial Guinea vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 4.2% cheaper than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.1% more in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 5.7% less in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 14.4% less in Equatorial Guinea
Housing: pay 37.1% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare: pay 97.9% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.4% more in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing: pay 87.0% more in Equatorial Guinea

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

Equatorial Guinea vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.1% more for restaurants

	Taiwan	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.82 NT$151.22	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 NT$161.99	$8.90 FCFA5,036	+72.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 NT$30.70	$0.89 FCFA504	-9.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 NT$21.02	$0.89 FCFA504	+32.9%
Average			+32.1%

Taiwan vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.7% less for groceries

	Taiwan	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.77 NT$55.47	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.29 NT$291.60	$3.36 FCFA1,900	-63.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.90 NT$373.42	$10.78 FCFA6,100	-9.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 NT$82.06	$4.27 FCFA2,417	+63.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 NT$111.70	$3.09 FCFA1,750	-13.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 NT$63.63	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 NT$31.34	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.17	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.55 NT$48.61	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 NT$37.82	??
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03 NT$32.24	??
Average			-5.7%

Taiwan vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.4% less for transportation

	Taiwan	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 NT$118.78	??
Monthly public transit pass	$34.06 NT$1,069.33	$26.33 FCFA14,893	-22.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,728.87 NT$1,121,597.24	$32,972.23 FCFA18,650,720	-7.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.18 NT$288.18	$8.01 FCFA4,532	-12.7%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 37.1% less for housing

	Taiwan	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.10 NT$662.43	$17.81 FCFA10,072	-15.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$429.29 NT$13,476.23	$267.09 FCFA151,078	-37.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$295.73 NT$9,283.44	$124.64 FCFA70,503	-57.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.85 NT$1,721.85	??
Average			-37.1%

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pay 97.9% less for childcare

	Taiwan	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.45 NT$16,306.62	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,665.76 NT$523,169.72	$356.12 FCFA201,438	-97.9%
Average			-97.9%

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pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.97 NT$61.79	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 NT$94.24	$5.34 FCFA3,022	+77.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.54 NT$142.65	$4.51 FCFA2,551	-0.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.49 NT$1,176.73	$35.61 FCFA20,144	-5.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.04 NT$315.31	$5.38 FCFA3,041	-46.5%
Average			+6.4%

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pay 87.0% more for clothing

	Taiwan	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.08 NT$2,043.13	$26.71 FCFA15,108	-59.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.24 NT$980.69	$133.54 FCFA75,539	+327.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.60 NT$2,498.69	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.29 NT$3,022.88	$89.03 FCFA50,359	-7.5%
Average			+87.0%

Taiwan 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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