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Malabo vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Malabo is 2.8 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 4.9 times more in Malabo
Groceries: pay 5.9 times more in Malabo
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Malabo
Housing: pay 65.3% more in Malabo
Childcare: pay 54.2% less in Malabo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Malabo
Clothing: pay 69.0% more in Malabo

The cost of groceries, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing in Malabo are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Malabo.

Malabo vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.9 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Malabo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.06 EGP206.47	$13.07 FCFA8,222	+222.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 EGP239.51	$12.25 FCFA7,708	+160.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 EGP17.01	$1.23 FCFA771	+266.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.23	$1.23 FCFA771	+900.6%
Average			+387.3%

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pay 5.9 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Malabo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 EGP33.01	$3.24 FCFA2,039	+399.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.59 EGP80.64	$3.37 FCFA2,117	+112.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 EGP172.86	$9.69 FCFA6,095	+185.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP73.74	$2.94 FCFA1,850	+102.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 EGP99.66	$3.10 FCFA1,949	+58.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 EGP34.79	$2.22 FCFA1,399	+225.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.23 EGP11.85	$1.48 FCFA932	+536.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP8.09	$2.22 FCFA1,399	+1298.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.79	$1.48 FCFA932	+670.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 EGP11.00	$1.85 FCFA1,165	+756.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.65	$2.22 FCFA1,399	+1071.9%
Average			+492.4%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Malabo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.01 EGP51.60	$3.09 FCFA1,945	+204.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.12 EGP412.94	$26.38 FCFA16,594	+224.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,284.10 EGP1,845,333.59	$33,034.81 FCFA20,780,027	-9.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.50 EGP126.98	$7.35 FCFA4,625	+194.5%
Average			+153.8%

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pay 65.3% more for housing

	Cairo	Malabo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.69 EGP492.98	$16.34 FCFA10,278	+68.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$208.74 EGP10,616.05	$204.24 FCFA128,472	-2.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$129.60 EGP6,591.19	$114.37 FCFA71,944	-11.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.65 EGP694.29	$41.86 FCFA26,329	+206.6%
Average			+65.3%

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pay 54.2% less for childcare

	Cairo	Malabo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$87.26 EGP4,437.94	$65.36 FCFA41,111	-25.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,948.40 EGP99,091.69	$326.78 FCFA205,555	-83.2%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Malabo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 EGP72.26	$1.63 FCFA1,028	+15.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.54 EGP78.21	$5.72 FCFA3,597	+271.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.83 EGP92.91	$4.52 FCFA2,842	+147.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.55 EGP943.52	$49.02 FCFA30,833	+164.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.04 EGP154.85	$5.39 FCFA3,388	+76.9%
Average			+135.1%

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pay 69.0% more for clothing

	Cairo	Malabo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.28 EGP1,896.01	$24.51 FCFA15,417	-34.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.39 EGP2,512.06	$102.12 FCFA64,236	+106.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.57 EGP4,962.34	$245.08 FCFA154,166	+151.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.60 EGP2,726.06	$81.69 FCFA51,389	+52.4%
Average			+69.0%

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