Cost of living comparison

 Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
compared to
 Lisbon, Portugal
Lisbon vs. Malabo Cost of Living Summary

Lisbon is 5.6 times more expensive than Malabo.

Restaurants
pay 11.5% more in Lisbon
Groceries
pay 31.5% less in Lisbon
Transportation
pay 56.8% more in Lisbon
Housing
pay 5.4 times more in Lisbon
Childcare
pay 27.7 times more in Lisbon
Entertainment and Sports
pay 24.2% more in Lisbon
Clothing
pay 39.1% more in Lisbon

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

Lisbon vs. Malabo Cost Breakdown

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

pay 11.5% more for restaurants

 
Malabo
Lisbon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.07
FCFA7,539
$13.66
€12.02
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.25
FCFA7,068
$9.65
€8.48
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.23
FCFA707
$1.86
€1.63

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pay 31.5% less for groceries

 
Malabo
Lisbon
Bread
1 loaf
$3.24
FCFA1,870
$1.48
€1.30
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.37
FCFA1,942
$5.58
€4.91
Milk (1 gallon) $9.69
FCFA5,589
$3.87
€3.40

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pay 56.8% more for transportation

 
Malabo
Lisbon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.09
FCFA1,784
$7.21
€6.34
Monthly public transit pass $26.38
FCFA15,216
$42.87
€37.70
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,034.81
FCFA19,054,365
$32,152.89
€28,272.71

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pay 5.4 times more for housing

 
Malabo
Lisbon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$16.34
FCFA9,424
$39.90
€35.08
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $204.24
FCFA117,803
$1,514.21
€1,331.48
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $114.37
FCFA65,970
$1,070.61
€941.41

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pay 27.7 times more for childcare

 
Malabo
Lisbon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $65.36
FCFA37,697
$576.40
€506.84
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $326.78
FCFA188,485
$15,251.75
€13,411.19

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pay 24.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Malabo
Lisbon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.63
FCFA942
$3.22
€2.83
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.72
FCFA3,298
$2.61
€2.29
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.52
FCFA2,606
$6.00
€5.28

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pay 39.1% more for clothing

 
Malabo
Lisbon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$24.51
FCFA14,136
$86.58
€76.13
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$102.12
FCFA58,901
$37.63
€33.09
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$245.08
FCFA141,364
$82.49
€72.53

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