Cost of Living inCiudad de la Paz, Equatorial Guinea
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Equatorial Guinea: $15,454/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 44% higher than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.
Income Category
GDP per Capita
City Population
Child Education
Public-schooling rules and international-school pricing are not sourced for Equatorial Guinea yet. Quality, expat-access, instruction language, and tuition will appear here once verified.
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Ciudad de la Paz. We publish this section only when we can tie it to local job-board, agency, or country fallback evidence.
Getting Around
Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Ciudad de la Paz is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Equatorial Guinea.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Hospital and clinic listings for Ciudad de la Paz are still being verified. The country-level health-system summary for Equatorial Guinea applies; named facilities and direct self-pay prices appear here only after they are source-backed.
Healthcare system
LimitedCoverage looks thinner, doctor staffing is lighter, and households still pay a large share themselves weigh on this rating.
Public care
LimitedPublic coverage looks thinner, public funding looks lighter, and patients still shoulder a meaningful share of costs weigh on this rating.
Private care
LimitedThis is an inferred read based on facility depth, private ownership signals, and available self-pay pricing.
UHC coverage
49/100
2023
Physicians
0.15/1k
2022
Hospital beds
2.10/1k
2010
Out of pocket
66%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
63.9 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
174/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
26.3/1k
2024
International patient readiness
LimitedPrice transparency is still sparse and headline outcomes are less reassuring weigh on this rating.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Equatorial Guinea yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Administrative & Support Services | — |
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | — |
| Construction | — |
| Education | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Mining & Quarrying | — |
| Other Services | — |
| Professional & Scientific Services | — |
| Public Administration & Defence | — |
| Real Estate | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
| Transport & Logistics | — |
| Utilities | — |
2024 annual wages in Ciudad de la Paz, Equatorial Guinea · Source: GDP-derived estimate (national)
Price Comparison vs. US
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Quick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in Ciudad de la Paz compared with the US?
Your money goes about 2.7x further in Ciudad de la Paz than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate. We are using the country-level cost index for Equatorial Guinea here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
Is Ciudad de la Paz cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
Ciudad de la Paz is more expensive overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 44% more expensive than the global benchmark (New York City) for Ciudad de la Paz. We are using the country-level cost index for Equatorial Guinea here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How does rent in Ciudad de la Paz compare with New York City?
Rent in Ciudad de la Paz is about 100% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Equatorial Guinea here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Ciudad de la Paz?
Groceries in Ciudad de la Paz are about 100% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 100% cheaper than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Equatorial Guinea here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
About Ciudad de la Paz
Ciudad de la Paz, formerly Oyala, is the planned future capital of Equatorial Guinea, currently with a very small permanent population of about 2,000 in a purpose-built city in the interior mainland Rio Muni region, far from the existing capital of Malabo on Bioko island. The project has been driven by oil revenues since the 2000s as a long-term capital relocation effort, but population transfer has been slow and infrastructure remains underutilized. Spanish, French, and Portuguese are all official languages, with Spanish dominant and the local Fang language widely used. The climate is equatorial with consistent warmth, high humidity, and significant rainfall. Equatorial Guinea has restrictive entry and residence rules. Ciudad de la Paz is not a practical relocation target for any general audience.
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