Cost of living comparison

 George Town, Cayman Islands
compared to
 Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Malabo vs. George Town Cost of Living Summary
Malabo vs. George Town Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Malabo instead of George Town, you would:

pay 50.7% less for restaurants

 
George Town
Malabo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $29.82
KYD24.84
$13.07
FCFA7,556
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$15.51
KYD12.92
$12.25
FCFA7,084
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.80
KYD3.17
$1.23
FCFA708

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pay 41.1% less for groceries

 
George Town
Malabo
Bread
1 loaf
$4.97
KYD4.14
$3.24
FCFA1,874
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.42
KYD5.35
$3.37
FCFA1,946
Milk (1 gallon) $11.63
KYD9.68
$9.69
FCFA5,601

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pay 42.1% less for transportation

 
George Town
Malabo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.65
KYD5.54
$3.09
FCFA1,788
Monthly public transit pass $29.82
KYD24.84
$26.38
FCFA15,249
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $38,771.25
KYD32,291.84
$33,034.81
FCFA19,095,948

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pay 90.0% less for housing

 
George Town
Malabo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$111.36
KYD92.75
$16.34
FCFA9,445
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,931.28
KYD2,441.40
$204.24
FCFA118,060
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,539.30
KYD2,114.94
$114.37
FCFA66,114

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pay 97.3% less for childcare

 
George Town
Malabo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,601.98
KYD1,334.26
$65.36
FCFA37,779
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $25,183.42
KYD20,974.79
$326.78
FCFA188,896

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pay 54.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
George Town
Malabo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.75
KYD6.46
$1.63
FCFA944
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.63
KYD5.52
$5.72
FCFA3,306
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.12
KYD10.93
$4.52
FCFA2,612

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pay 5.0% more for clothing

 
George Town
Malabo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.47
KYD74.52
$24.51
FCFA14,167
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$70.09
KYD58.37
$102.12
FCFA59,030
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$128.24
KYD106.81
$245.08
FCFA141,672

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