Equatorial Guinea vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Equatorial Guinea Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1292
$827
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2893
$1884
🏠 One person rent
$633
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$988
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$487
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$420
$112
💸 GDP per capita
$6745
$1187
😃 Human freedom index
6.6
6.8
❤️ Life expectancy
63.7
66.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
15
37
🌐 English speaking %
1%
16%
🎓 Higher education
9
51
😀 Quality of life
31
30
🏙️ Population
1.89M
21.3M

The average cost of living in Equatorial Guinea ($1292) is 56% more expensive than in Zambia ($827). Equatorial Guinea ranked 56th vs 127th for Zambia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Equatorial Guinea compared to 0.1 months in Zambia. Ranked 150th and 154th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Equatorial Guinea vs Zambia

We calculate prices for Equatorial Guinea and Zambia as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Equatorial Guinea Zambia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$6.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.14
 Cappuccino
$4.57
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$770
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$700
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$44.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$311
$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.78%
29.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$844
$1931
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$649
$6714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.13
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.38
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.79
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$6.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$4.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$7.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.93
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$8.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.7
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.36
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$22.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$143
$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6287
$13285

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Cities Comparison in Equatorial Guinea vs Zambia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Equatorial Guinea

City Cost of living Population
Malabo
$1344
297K
Bata
$1239
290K

In Zambia

City Cost of living Population
Lusaka
$686
2.47M
Kitwe
$1189
625K
Ndola
$613
528K
Chingola
$1229
255K
Mufulira
$1473
182K
Livingstone
$718
177K
Kasama
$1002
158K
Kapiri Mposhi
$815
65.2K
Choma
$750
51.8K
Mansa
$1030
45.5K