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Equatorial Guinea vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 36.0% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 40.8% less in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 7.4% less in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 38.4% less in Equatorial Guinea
Housing: pay 76.9% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare: pay 97.1% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.1% less in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing: pay 28.6% more in Equatorial Guinea

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Equatorial Guinea.

Equatorial Guinea vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.8% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.85	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.90	$8.90 FCFA4,976	-3.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.24	$0.89 FCFA498	-63.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$0.89 FCFA498	-55.0%
Average			-40.8%

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pay 7.4% less for groceries

	Wellington	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.41	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.93	$3.36 FCFA1,878	-16.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.70	$10.78 FCFA6,027	+58.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.67	$4.27 FCFA2,388	-36.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.22	$3.09 FCFA1,729	-35.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.35	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.74	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.29	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$3.99	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.54	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	??
Average			-7.4%

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pay 38.4% less for transportation

	Wellington	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.58	??
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$188.86	$26.33 FCFA14,715	-76.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,677.18	$32,972.23 FCFA18,427,508	+5.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.07	$8.01 FCFA4,478	-44.9%
Average			-38.4%

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pay 76.9% less for housing

	Wellington	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$83.99	$17.81 FCFA9,951	-63.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,137.45	$267.09 FCFA149,270	-78.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,894.16	$124.64 FCFA69,659	-88.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$188.43	??
Average			-76.9%

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pay 97.1% less for childcare

	Wellington	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,324.04	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,040.13	$356.12 FCFA199,027	-97.1%
Average			-97.1%

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pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.43	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.10	$5.34 FCFA2,985	+50.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.23	$4.51 FCFA2,520	-82.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$58.79	$35.61 FCFA19,903	+4.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.88	$5.38 FCFA3,004	-53.4%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 28.6% more for clothing

	Wellington	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.42	$26.71 FCFA14,927	-61.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.35	$133.54 FCFA74,635	+186.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$195.21	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$251.95	$89.03 FCFA49,757	-39.1%
Average			+28.6%

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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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