Equatorial Guinea vs. Tajikistan Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 5.8% cheaper than Tajikistan overall.

Restaurants
pay 60.7% more in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries
pay 29.8% more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation
pay 34.0% more in Equatorial Guinea
Housing
pay 21.3% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare
pay 94.0% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports
pay 38.2% more in Equatorial Guinea

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

Equatorial Guinea vs. Tajikistan Cost Breakdown

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

pay 60.7% more for restaurants

 
Tajikistan
Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.88
TJS44.82
$8.54
FCFA4,999
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.42
TJS49.80
$8.54
FCFA4,999
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.57
TJS5.26
$0.85
FCFA500

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pay 29.8% more for groceries

 
Tajikistan
Equatorial Guinea
Bread
1 loaf
$0.56
TJS5.16
??
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.53
TJS50.80
$3.37
FCFA1,973
Milk (1 gallon) $4.02
TJS37.00
$10.34
FCFA6,056

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pay 34.0% more for transportation

 
Tajikistan
Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.37
TJS40.22
??
Monthly public transit pass $32.50
TJS298.81
$26.40
FCFA15,461
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $16,250.83
TJS149K
$33,056.06
FCFA19M

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pay 21.3% less for housing

 
Tajikistan
Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.18
TJS157.94
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $449.43
TJS4,131.82
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $284.71
TJS2,617.54
$223.95
FCFA131K

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pay 94.0% less for childcare

 
Tajikistan
Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $83.42
TJS766.93
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,679.67
TJS52,216.25
$341.40
FCFA200K

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pay 38.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Tajikistan
Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.19
TJS10.96
$1.71
FCFA1,000
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.71
TJS15.69
$4.69
FCFA2,749
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.98
TJS27.39
$4.52
FCFA2,648

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Tajikistan
Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$22.66
TJS208.33
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.38
TJS408.04
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$64.10
TJS589.31
??

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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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