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Equatorial Guinea vs. Uganda Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 70.0% more expensive than Uganda overall.

Restaurants: pay 92.4% more in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 96.9% more in Equatorial Guinea
Housing: pay 45.4% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare: pay 90.4% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.9% more in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing: pay 3.9 times more in Equatorial Guinea

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

Equatorial Guinea vs. Uganda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 92.4% more for restaurants

	Uganda	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.86 UGX10,119	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.80 UGX31,130	$8.90 FCFA5,015	+1.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 UGX1,729	$0.89 FCFA502	+82.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 UGX1,071	$0.89 FCFA502	+193.9%
Average			+92.4%

Uganda vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Uganda	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 UGX4,122	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.18 UGX7,725	$3.36 FCFA1,893	+53.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.80 UGX9,909	$10.78 FCFA6,075	+285.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 UGX6,443	$4.27 FCFA2,407	+134.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 UGX7,911	$3.09 FCFA1,742	+38.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 UGX4,580	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 UGX2,295	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 UGX2,724	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 UGX2,577	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 UGX2,570	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 UGX2,754	??
Average			+127.9%

Uganda vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 96.9% more for transportation

	Uganda	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.73 UGX20,270	??
Monthly public transit pass	$42.91 UGX151,787	$26.33 FCFA14,833	-38.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,011.73 UGX35,416,974	$32,972.23 FCFA18,574,687	+229.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.00 UGX14,167	$8.01 FCFA4,514	+100.1%
Average			+96.9%

Uganda vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of transportation

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pay 45.4% less for housing

	Uganda	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.09 UGX163,031	$17.81 FCFA10,031	-61.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$411.55 UGX1,455,893	$267.09 FCFA150,462	-35.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.19 UGX729,421	$124.64 FCFA70,216	-39.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.00 UGX123,811	??
Average			-45.4%

Uganda vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of housing

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pay 90.4% less for childcare

	Uganda	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$173.88 UGX615,099	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,718.64 UGX13,154,876	$356.12 FCFA200,617	-90.4%
Average			-90.4%

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pay 17.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Uganda	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.43 UGX5,060	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.86 UGX10,119	$5.34 FCFA3,009	+86.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.65 UGX12,902	$4.51 FCFA2,540	+23.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.77 UGX161,906	$35.61 FCFA20,062	-22.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 UGX22,768	$5.38 FCFA3,028	-16.5%
Average			+17.9%

Uganda vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.9 times more for clothing

	Uganda	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.81 UGX59,450	$26.71 FCFA15,046	+58.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.94 UGX56,378	$133.54 FCFA75,231	+737.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$43.26 UGX153,052	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.77 UGX179,615	$89.03 FCFA50,154	+75.3%
Average			+290.7%

Uganda 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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