Cost of living comparison

compared to

Malabo is 4.4% cheaper than Dili.

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

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pay 38.6% more for restaurants

 
Dili
Malabo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
 
$13.07
FCFA8,131
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.00
 
$12.25
FCFA7,623
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.00
 
$1.23
FCFA762

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pay 65.0% more for groceries

 
Dili
Malabo
Bread
1 loaf
$1.98
 
$3.24
FCFA2,017
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.00
 
$3.37
FCFA2,094
Milk (1 gallon) $9.27
 
$9.69
FCFA6,028

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pay 63.2% less for transportation

 
Dili
Malabo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.76
 
$3.09
FCFA1,924
Monthly public transit pass ?? $26.38
FCFA16,410
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $33,034.81
FCFA20,550,441

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pay 75.9% less for housing

 
Dili
Malabo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$76.67
 
$16.34
FCFA10,164
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $980.00
 
$204.24
FCFA127,052
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $875.00
 
$114.37
FCFA71,149

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pay 89.8% less for childcare

 
Dili
Malabo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $375.00
 
$65.36
FCFA40,657
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,000.00
 
$326.78
FCFA203,284

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pay 10.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Dili
Malabo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.50
 
$1.63
FCFA1,016
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.75
 
$5.72
FCFA3,557
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.75
 
$4.52
FCFA2,811

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pay 83.9% more for clothing

 
Dili
Malabo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$65.00
 
$24.51
FCFA15,246
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.00
 
$102.12
FCFA63,526
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$83.33
 
$245.08
FCFA152,463

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