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Equatorial Guinea vs. Zambia Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 74.0% more expensive than Zambia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 90.5% more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 83.3% more in Equatorial Guinea
Housing: pay 8.7% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare: pay 97.0% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.7% more in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing: pay 3.5 times more in Equatorial Guinea

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

Equatorial Guinea vs. Zambia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Zambia	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.35 ZMW169.30	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.72 ZMW85.60	$8.90 FCFA5,015	+139.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ZMW11.29	$0.89 FCFA502	+81.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 ZMW5.97	$0.89 FCFA502	+243.2%
Average			+154.8%

Zambia vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 90.5% more for groceries

	Zambia	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 ZMW17.67	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 ZMW86.62	$3.36 FCFA1,893	-10.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.89 ZMW112.63	$10.78 FCFA6,075	+120.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.53 ZMW35.31	$4.27 FCFA2,407	+178.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.78 ZMW41.08	$3.09 FCFA1,742	+73.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 ZMW20.64	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 ZMW16.77	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 ZMW28.16	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ZMW11.50	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 ZMW20.40	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 ZMW15.41	??
Average			+90.5%

Zambia vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 83.3% more for transportation

	Zambia	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 ZMW105.38	??
Monthly public transit pass	$38.52 ZMW886.94	$26.33 FCFA14,833	-31.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,004.53 ZMW184,318.08	$32,972.23 FCFA18,574,687	+311.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.53 ZMW265.57	$8.01 FCFA4,514	-30.5%
Average			+83.3%

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pay 8.7% less for housing

	Zambia	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$118.37 ZMW2,725.66	$17.81 FCFA10,031	-85.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$176.52 ZMW4,064.71	$267.09 FCFA150,462	+51.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$115.74 ZMW2,665.01	$124.64 FCFA70,216	+7.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.70 ZMW1,213.60	??
Average			-8.7%

Zambia vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of housing

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pay 97.0% less for childcare

	Zambia	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$176.79 ZMW4,070.88	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,677.88 ZMW268,903.36	$356.12 FCFA200,617	-97.0%
Average			-97.0%

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pay 45.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Zambia	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.98 ZMW22.49	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 ZMW47.14	$5.34 FCFA3,009	+160.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.67 ZMW84.61	$4.51 FCFA2,540	+22.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.47 ZMW1,162.12	$35.61 FCFA20,062	-29.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.18 ZMW96.36	$5.38 FCFA3,028	+28.5%
Average			+45.7%

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pay 3.5 times more for clothing

	Zambia	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.93 ZMW435.83	$26.71 FCFA15,046	+41.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.99 ZMW391.23	$133.54 FCFA75,231	+686.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.33 ZMW1,941.82	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.12 ZMW1,683.80	$89.03 FCFA50,154	+21.8%
Average			+249.6%

Zambia 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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