Cost of living comparison

Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Malabo Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 4.5 times more expensive than Malabo.

Restaurants: pay 64.0% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 20.6% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 50.4% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 99.6% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 25.0 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.5% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 3.0% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Malabo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.0% less for restaurants

	Malabo	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.07 FCFA7,885	$2.91 THB98.21	-77.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25 FCFA7,392	$5.83 THB196.42	-52.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA739	$0.62 THB20.76	-49.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA739	$0.29 THB9.84	-76.2%
Average			-64.0%

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pay 20.6% less for groceries

	Malabo	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 FCFA1,956	$1.52 THB51.32	-53.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA2,030	$11.74 THB395.81	+248.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.69 FCFA5,845	$7.32 THB246.75	-24.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 FCFA1,774	$2.27 THB76.61	-22.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,869	$1.31 THB44.32	-57.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,341	$1.47 THB49.61	-33.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.48 FCFA894	$0.73 THB24.49	-51.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,341	$1.04 THB34.90	-53.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 FCFA894	$0.80 THB27.13	-45.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 FCFA1,118	$0.71 THB24.02	-61.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,341	$0.62 THB20.98	-72.0%
Average			-20.6%

Malabo vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.4% more for transportation

	Malabo	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.09 FCFA1,865	$4.47 THB150.55	+44.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.38 FCFA15,912	$39.32 THB1,325.83	+49.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,034.81 FCFA19,926,813	$55,345.18 THB1,865,988.62	+67.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.35 FCFA4,435	$10.34 THB348.65	+40.6%
Average			+50.4%

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pay 99.6% more for housing

	Malabo	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.34 FCFA9,856	$15.36 THB517.87	-6.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$204.24 FCFA123,197	$571.31 THB19,261.82	+179.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$114.37 FCFA68,990	$301.88 THB10,178.12	+163.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.86 FCFA25,248	$67.33 THB2,270.09	+60.9%
Average			+99.6%

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pay 25.0 times more for childcare

	Malabo	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$65.36 FCFA39,423	$632.63 THB21,329.53	+868.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$326.78 FCFA197,115	$13,191.37 THB444,753.10	+3936.8%
Average			+2402.4%

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pay 5.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Malabo	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 FCFA986	$2.33 THB78.57	+42.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.72 FCFA3,450	$2.58 THB87.11	-54.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,725	$4.20 THB141.67	-7.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.02 FCFA29,567	$54.58 THB1,840.13	+11.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,249	$7.28 THB245.52	+35.2%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 3.0% more for clothing

	Malabo	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.51 FCFA14,784	$55.27 THB1,863.40	+125.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$102.12 FCFA61,598	$34.84 THB1,174.61	-65.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$245.08 FCFA147,836	$97.10 THB3,273.63	-60.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.69 FCFA49,279	$92.12 THB3,105.89	+12.8%
Average			+3.0%

Malabo vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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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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