Cost of living comparison

compared to

Malabo is 28.0% cheaper than Dublin.

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

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pay 28.0% less for restaurants

 
Dublin
Malabo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.44
€20.33
$13.07
FCFA8,131
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€10.16
$12.25
FCFA7,623
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.46
€2.34
$1.23
FCFA762

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pay 57.4% more for groceries

 
Dublin
Malabo
Bread
1 loaf
$1.85
€1.75
$3.24
FCFA2,017
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.60
€3.42
$3.37
FCFA2,094
Milk (1 gallon) $5.32
€5.05
$9.69
FCFA6,028

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pay 56.0% less for transportation

 
Dublin
Malabo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.19
€6.82
$3.09
FCFA1,924
Monthly public transit pass $123.25
€116.89
$26.38
FCFA16,410
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $39,306.91
€37,277.18
$33,034.81
FCFA20,550,441

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pay 83.8% less for housing

 
Dublin
Malabo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$55.82
€52.93
$16.34
FCFA10,164
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,138.28
€2,027.86
$204.24
FCFA127,052
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,827.10
€1,732.75
$114.37
FCFA71,149

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pay 95.8% less for childcare

 
Dublin
Malabo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,307.98
€1,240.44
$65.36
FCFA40,657
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,645.87
€9,147.77
$326.78
FCFA203,284

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pay 39.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Dublin
Malabo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.50
€7.11
$1.63
FCFA1,016
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.33
€4.11
$5.72
FCFA3,557
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$17.68
€16.77
$4.52
FCFA2,811

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pay 49.1% more for clothing

 
Dublin
Malabo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$96.07
€91.11
$24.51
FCFA15,246
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.10
€38.97
$102.12
FCFA63,526
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.72
€92.67
$245.08
FCFA152,463

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