Compare the cost of your home country to the actual living costs in Equatorial Guinea, simply select your home currency and see the difference!
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| Food | Price in CFA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 12 eggs dozen, large |
12.50 XAF | |||
 1 beer pint in local shops, markets |
7 XAF | |||
 1 kg of tomatoes |
8.50 XAF | |||
 Full chicken 2kg |
38.75 XAF | |||
 1litre 100% fruit juice |
8.50 XAF | |||
 1 package of cigarettes imported brands |
25 XAF | |||
 1 kg (2 lb.) of apples |
7.50 XAF | |||
 1 bottle of red table wine, good quality |
48.95 XAF | |||
| 2.5 liters of Coca-Cola |
0.95 XAF | |||
 1 Bread loaf standard |
9.50 XAF | |||
 Whole fat Yogurt. 500ml |
12 XAF | |||
 1x6 pack Dardanelle tuna |
18.50 XAF | |||
| Heinz baked beans 1 tin |
8 XAF | |||
 1.5 kg Sugar |
10 XAF | |||
| 2 liter cooking oil |
20 XAF | |||
 Yum-yum noodles per pack |
2.00 XAF | |||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes |
5.50 XAF | |||
 1 liter milk |
8.50 XAF | |||
 Fast food restaurant large serving/ take away |
25 XAF | |||
| Housing | ||||
 Utilities per month (water, electricity, gas) for 2 people in flat |
165 XAF | |||
 Wi-Fi monthly fee 8 Mbps (1 month) |
145 XAF | |||
 Laundry detergent (bleach, sunlight liquid, washing surf… altogether) |
58.50 XAF | |||
 House Cleaning fee per day |
105 XAF | |||
 Large Gas heater price range upwards. |
200 XAF | |||
 Original branded Electric Fans |
200 XAF | |||
 Original branded Electric kettle. |
120 XAF | |||
 40 inches Beko flat screen HD TV set |
2000 XAF | |||
 Single bed Blankets |
120 XAF | |||
| Personal Care | ||||
 Avon for women and men cologne |
100 XAF | |||
 Ladies hair plaiting. |
60 XAF | |||
 Ladies Sanitaryware (Pads and Tampoons) |
18 XAF | |||
 Men's haircut |
40 XAF | |||
 Ibuprofen, Panadol, Grandpa Pain killers box of 12 dosses |
24.50 XAF | |||
 Mobile package local network providers’ talk-time, data and messages |
65 XAF | |||
 1 month of gym subscription. |
105 XAF | |||
 Earphones original (Samsung. iPhone) |
90 XAF | |||
| Unisex Loris perfume |
30 XAF | |||
 Gadgets maintenance and repairs (cellphone, laptops, tablets...) starting price. |
100 XAF | |||
| Smart phones (Samsung, Xiaomi, HTC, IPhone) price range upwards |
1000 XAF | |||
 Laptops (Samsung, Lenovo, Hp, Monster, Dell etc.) price range upwards |
3000 XAF | |||
| Entertainment | ||||
 Boat cruise with refreshments and finger snacks |
120 XAF | |||
 Go carting 30mins |
120 XAF | |||
 Movie House 3d cinema |
30 XAF | |||
 Summer Festivals (jet, bumper cars, lucky deep ...(per ticket) |
15 XAF | |||
 Photo shoot |
120 XAF | |||
 Cappuccino / expresso/ coffee |
12.50 XAF | |||
 3 course dinner local restaurant two people |
96.50 XAF | |||
 3 course dinner classy, exotic restaurant two people |
150 XAF | |||
 Play station 4 console without games. |
2000 XAF | |||
 Spalding Basketball |
200 XAF | |||
 Original branded Racket and Wilson’s tennis balls |
500 XAF | |||
| Transportation | ||||
 Taxi fare on average 5-10km |
45 XAF | |||
 Public transport per trip one way maximum fare |
30 XAF | |||
 1 liter petrol/diesel |
6.50 XAF | |||
| 1 day rent a car cost |
140 XAF | |||
 Driver’s license |
2300 XAF | |||
| Clothes | ||||
 1 pair of jeans (Denim or similar) |
150 XAF | |||
 1 pair of men’s formal shoes |
215 XAF | |||
 1 pair original sport/casual shoes (Nike, Adidas, or equivalent brands) |
280 XAF | |||
 1 classy summer dress (Zara, H&M or similar retailers) |
135.79 XAF | |||
 Ladies formal shoes original and durable |
120 XAF | |||
 Back-pack, gym bag (Nike, Adidas, New balance) |
150 XAF | |||
Cost of living here is realatively very cheap. Renting a one bedroom flat in the city here, costs clothing, transportation, leisure are again about $180USD per month. This adds up to a total of a $380USD budget, which can be greatly reduced by choosing to stay in a hostel provided for students. The average budget in USD in Equatorial Guinea is as following:
Restaurants
People here tend to spend their money in restaurants and Equatoguinean restaurants offer good food for reasonable prices. Still, if you do not earn much, these offers may not be considered cheap. Restaurants frequently offer drinks that are low priced, usually between $2.50USD ore even less.
Markets
The cost of living in Equatorial Guinea can be more affordable if do not eat out, but buying groceries and cooking at your own hostel than shopping at the local markets is even cheaper. Markets offer lower prices for domestic food, while the imported food may be a bit pricey.
Transportation
If you are in Equatorial Guinea, you’ll definitely need to travel around the country or in your city, either by bus, train, taxi or car. The great thing is that the transportation rates are quite affordable and public transport functions very well, considering the fact that the country has a well-developed road network.
Here is what you should expect;
Monthly Utilities
Besides paying for your rentals, the utilities are also necessary to be paid. The price of utilities can stagger around $180USD per month might not be considered too high.
