Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Zimbabwe
  3. Equatorial Guinea
  4. Comparison
ZWL
COMPARED TO
XAF

Equatorial Guinea is 8.3% more expensive than Zimbabwe.

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

pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

  Zimbabwe help_outline Equatorial Guinea help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.75
ZWL1,531.19
$13.48
FCFA7,749
+183.8%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.69
ZWL1,833.39
$20.67
FCFA11,882
+263.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.31
ZWL423.55
$1.50
FCFA861
+14.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.91
ZWL292.13
$1.35
FCFA775
+48.7%
Average +127.5%
Zimbabwe vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 41.6% more for groceries

  Zimbabwe help_outline Equatorial Guinea help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.16
ZWL372.70
$3.41
FCFA1,963
+195.3%
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.46
ZWL1,114.81
$5.84
FCFA3,358
+68.9%
Milk (1 gallon) $8.31
ZWL2,678.70
$7.94
FCFA4,563
-4.5%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.31
ZWL744.94
$2.16
FCFA1,240
-6.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $3.95
ZWL1,272.44
$1.77
FCFA1,015
-55.3%
Apples (1 lb) $2.06
ZWL665.47
$2.04
FCFA1,172
-1.3%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.03
ZWL331.18
$1.22
FCFA703
+19.0%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.30
ZWL419.85
$1.63
FCFA937
+25.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.82
ZWL264.52
$1.43
FCFA820
+73.9%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.75
ZWL240.91
$1.58
FCFA906
+110.9%
Onions (1 lb) $0.93
ZWL298.53
$1.22
FCFA703
+32.0%
Average +41.6%
Zimbabwe vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 9.7% less for transportation

  Zimbabwe help_outline Equatorial Guinea help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.01
ZWL1,613.87
$3.17
FCFA1,825
-36.6%
Monthly public transit pass $37.00
ZWL11,927.14
$49.56
FCFA28,491
+33.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,000.00
ZWL9,348,295.32
$24,666.16
FCFA14,181,066
-14.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $10.72
ZWL3,455.65
$8.45
FCFA4,856
-21.2%
Average -9.7%
Zimbabwe vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 1.2% less for housing

  Zimbabwe help_outline Equatorial Guinea help_outline  
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $88.31
ZWL28,467.98
$142.87
FCFA82,142
+61.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $270.83
ZWL87,304.48
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $201.19
ZWL64,854.76
??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $76.68
ZWL24,717.70
$27.49
FCFA15,802
-64.2%
Average -1.2%
Zimbabwe vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 74.5% less for childcare

  Zimbabwe help_outline Equatorial Guinea help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $294.57
ZWL94,955.38
$80.87
FCFA46,495
-72.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,250.00
ZWL2,659,428.84
$1,950.38
FCFA1,121,312
-76.4%
Average -74.5%
Zimbabwe vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports

  Zimbabwe help_outline Equatorial Guinea help_outline  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.75
ZWL564.12
$0.90
FCFA517
-48.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.78
ZWL897.67
$3.59
FCFA2,066
+29.1%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.50
ZWL805.89
$1.80
FCFA1,033
-28.1%
Monthly membership at local gym $41.88
ZWL13,498.62
$56.17
FCFA32,294
+34.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $8.00
ZWL2,578.84
$8.12
FCFA4,670
+1.5%
Average -2.4%
Zimbabwe vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 23.3% less for clothing

  Zimbabwe help_outline Equatorial Guinea help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $45.48
ZWL14,659.48
$26.96
FCFA15,498
-40.7%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $44.00
ZWL14,183.62
$35.94
FCFA20,665
-18.3%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $69.69
ZWL22,464.11
??
Men's business shoes (leather) $80.56
ZWL25,967.49
$71.89
FCFA41,329
-10.8%
Average -23.3%
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: January 2021
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