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Equatorial Guinea vs. Zimbabwe Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 41.9% more expensive than Zimbabwe overall.

Restaurants: pay 74.9% more in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 47.8% more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 19.2% less in Equatorial Guinea
Housing: pay 46.2% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare: pay 94.4% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.2% more in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing: pay 3.6 times more in Equatorial Guinea

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

Equatorial Guinea vs. Zimbabwe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 74.9% more for restaurants

	Zimbabwe	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	$8.90 FCFA5,015	+61.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 ZWL192.35	$0.89 FCFA502	+49.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 ZWL134.02	$0.89 FCFA502	+113.9%
Average			+74.9%

Zimbabwe vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.8% more for groceries

	Zimbabwe	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 ZWL326.12	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ZWL1,707.41	$3.36 FCFA1,893	-36.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.96 ZWL1,918.06	$10.78 FCFA6,075	+81.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.98 ZWL636.46	$4.27 FCFA2,407	+116.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 ZWL762.99	$3.09 FCFA1,742	+30.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 ZWL349.08	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 ZWL234.29	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 ZWL344.68	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 ZWL196.88	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ZWL211.93	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 ZWL258.09	??
Average			+47.8%

Zimbabwe vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.2% less for transportation

	Zimbabwe	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.92 ZWL1,906.80	??
Monthly public transit pass	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	$26.33 FCFA14,833	-38.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,500.00 ZWL7,567,000.00	$32,972.23 FCFA18,574,687	+40.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00	$8.01 FCFA4,514	-59.9%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 46.2% less for housing

	Zimbabwe	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$159.29 ZWL51,291.92	$17.81 FCFA10,031	-88.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$301.47 ZWL97,073.53	$267.09 FCFA150,462	-11.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$202.31 ZWL65,143.08	$124.64 FCFA70,216	-38.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.14 ZWL19,042.20	??
Average			-46.2%

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pay 94.4% less for childcare

	Zimbabwe	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.11 ZWL74,417.78	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,406.25 ZWL2,062,812.50	$356.12 FCFA200,617	-94.4%
Average			-94.4%

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pay 68.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Zimbabwe	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.62 ZWL523.25	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 ZWL810.92	$5.34 FCFA3,009	+112.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.35 ZWL434.70	$4.51 FCFA2,540	+234.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.19 ZWL14,551.92	$35.61 FCFA20,062	-21.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.25 ZWL3,622.50	$5.38 FCFA3,028	-52.2%
Average			+68.2%

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pay 3.6 times more for clothing

	Zimbabwe	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.71 ZWL6,668.08	$26.71 FCFA15,046	+29.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.58 ZWL5,339.83	$133.54 FCFA75,231	+705.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$48.80 ZWL15,712.98	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.17 ZWL18,731.73	$89.03 FCFA50,154	+53.0%
Average			+262.4%

Zimbabwe 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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