Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

Malabo vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Malabo is 32.5% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Malabo
Groceries: pay 91.9% more in Malabo
Transportation: pay 33.2% less in Malabo
Housing: pay 39.4% less in Malabo
Childcare: pay 93.6% less in Malabo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.5% more in Malabo
Clothing: pay 69.6% more in Malabo

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

Malabo vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Malabo instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Malabo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB98.33	$13.07 FCFA7,884	+348.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB196.66	$12.25 FCFA7,391	+110.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.79	$1.23 FCFA739	+99.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.85	$1.23 FCFA739	+320.0%
Average			+219.5%

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pay 91.9% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Malabo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB51.38	$3.24 FCFA1,955	+113.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB396.28	$3.37 FCFA2,030	-71.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB247.04	$9.69 FCFA5,844	+32.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB76.70	$2.94 FCFA1,774	+29.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB44.38	$3.10 FCFA1,869	+135.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB49.67	$2.22 FCFA1,341	+51.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.52	$1.48 FCFA894	+104.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB34.94	$2.22 FCFA1,341	+114.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB27.16	$1.48 FCFA894	+84.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB24.05	$1.85 FCFA1,118	+160.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB21.01	$2.22 FCFA1,341	+257.2%
Average			+91.9%

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pay 33.2% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Malabo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB150.73	$3.09 FCFA1,865	-30.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,327.43	$26.38 FCFA15,911	-32.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,868,239.73	$33,034.81 FCFA19,924,981	-40.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB349.07	$7.35 FCFA4,435	-28.9%
Average			-33.2%

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pay 39.4% less for housing

	Bangkok	Malabo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB518.50	$16.34 FCFA9,855	+6.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,285.06	$204.24 FCFA123,185	-64.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,190.40	$114.37 FCFA68,984	-62.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,272.83	$41.86 FCFA25,246	-37.8%
Average			-39.4%

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pay 93.6% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Malabo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,355.26	$65.36 FCFA39,419	-89.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB445,289.64	$326.78 FCFA197,097	-97.5%
Average			-93.6%

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pay 12.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Malabo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB78.66	$1.63 FCFA985	-29.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB87.21	$5.72 FCFA3,449	+121.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB141.84	$4.52 FCFA2,725	+7.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,842.35	$49.02 FCFA29,565	-10.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB245.82	$5.39 FCFA3,248	-26.0%
Average			+12.5%

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pay 69.6% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Malabo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,865.64	$24.51 FCFA14,782	-55.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,176.03	$102.12 FCFA61,593	+193.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,277.58	$245.08 FCFA147,823	+152.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,109.64	$81.69 FCFA49,274	-11.3%
Average			+69.6%

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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: March 2025

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