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Equatorial Guinea vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 39.4% more expensive than Tanzania overall.

Restaurants: pay 77.6% more in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 55.2% more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 38.5% more in Equatorial Guinea
Housing: pay 37.4% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare: pay 97.5% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.2% more in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing: pay 2.8 times more in Equatorial Guinea

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

Equatorial Guinea vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.6% more for restaurants

	Tanzania	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.92 TZS9,691.94	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.49 TZS20,978.45	$8.90 FCFA4,976	+4.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 TZS1,632.05	$0.89 FCFA498	+34.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 TZS749.73	$0.89 FCFA498	+193.3%
Average			+77.6%

Tanzania vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 55.2% more for groceries

	Tanzania	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 TZS1,810.68	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 TZS10,884.55	$3.36 FCFA1,878	-23.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.59 TZS13,813.06	$10.78 FCFA6,027	+92.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 TZS5,628.89	$4.27 FCFA2,388	+87.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 TZS4,653.36	$3.09 FCFA1,729	+64.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 TZS3,213.81	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 TZS1,218.03	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 TZS1,062.88	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TZS885.43	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TZS885.43	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 TZS1,516.38	??
Average			+55.2%

Tanzania vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 38.5% more for transportation

	Tanzania	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 TZS11,584.13	??
Monthly public transit pass	$15.76 TZS38,921.21	$26.33 FCFA14,715	+67.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,898.05 TZS44,208,183.75	$32,972.23 FCFA18,427,508	+84.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.49 TZS30,848.84	$8.01 FCFA4,478	-35.8%
Average			+38.5%

Tanzania vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of transportation

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pay 37.4% less for housing

	Tanzania	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.82 TZS115,646.72	$17.81 FCFA9,951	-62.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$334.35 TZS825,846.52	$267.09 FCFA149,270	-20.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$178.27 TZS440,319.40	$124.64 FCFA69,659	-30.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.23 TZS158,645.29	??
Average			-37.4%

Tanzania vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of housing

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pay 97.5% less for childcare

	Tanzania	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$427.61 TZS1,056,195.29	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,288.25 TZS35,291,966.03	$356.12 FCFA199,027	-97.5%
Average			-97.5%

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pay 58.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Tanzania	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.37 TZS3,386.71	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 TZS5,045.90	$5.34 FCFA2,985	+161.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 TZS4,933.56	$4.51 FCFA2,520	+125.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.55 TZS144,629.10	$35.61 FCFA19,903	-39.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.35 TZS15,673.92	$5.38 FCFA3,004	-15.3%
Average			+58.2%

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

	Tanzania	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.07 TZS44,624.89	$26.71 FCFA14,927	+47.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.59 TZS68,150.01	$133.54 FCFA74,635	+384.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$28.27 TZS69,818.34	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.90 TZS103,505.19	$89.03 FCFA49,757	+112.5%
Average			+181.4%

Tanzania 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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