Cost of living comparison

Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Malabo Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 3.3 times more expensive than Malabo.

Restaurants: pay 28.0% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 32.6% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 19.7% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 15.8 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.6% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 5.0% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Malabo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Malabo, you would:

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pay 28.0% less for restaurants

	Malabo	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.07 FCFA7,854	$9.93 MX$197.86	-24.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25 FCFA7,363	$7.45 MX$148.40	-39.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA736	$1.08 MX$21.51	-11.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA736	$0.77 MX$15.40	-36.9%
Average			-28.0%

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pay 32.6% less for groceries

	Malabo	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 FCFA1,948	$2.45 MX$48.87	-24.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA2,023	$4.87 MX$96.99	+44.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.69 FCFA5,822	$5.51 MX$109.75	-43.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 FCFA1,767	$2.18 MX$43.50	-25.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,862	$3.57 MX$71.16	+15.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,336	$1.22 MX$24.35	-45.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.48 FCFA891	$0.67 MX$13.34	-54.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,336	$0.80 MX$15.92	-64.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 FCFA891	$0.83 MX$16.49	-44.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 FCFA1,113	$0.85 MX$16.96	-54.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,336	$0.83 MX$16.49	-62.8%
Average			-32.6%

Malabo vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.7% less for transportation

	Malabo	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.09 FCFA1,858	$4.64 MX$92.41	+49.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.38 FCFA15,851	$17.87 MX$356.15	-32.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,034.81 FCFA19,850,147	$18,615.02 MX$370,988.00	-43.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.35 FCFA4,418	$3.47 MX$69.25	-52.7%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Malabo	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.34 FCFA9,818	$24.38 MX$485.87	+49.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$204.24 FCFA122,723	$893.52 MX$17,807.42	+337.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$114.37 FCFA68,725	$544.24 MX$10,846.34	+375.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.86 FCFA25,151	$30.31 MX$604.09	-27.6%
Average			+183.7%

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pay 15.8 times more for childcare

	Malabo	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$65.36 FCFA39,271	$381.33 MX$7,599.63	+483.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$326.78 FCFA196,356	$8,426.99 MX$167,945.68	+2478.8%
Average			+1481.2%

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pay 1.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Malabo	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 FCFA982	$2.73 MX$54.41	+67.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.72 FCFA3,436	$3.01 MX$59.91	-47.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,715	$3.92 MX$78.15	-13.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.02 FCFA29,453	$53.69 MX$1,069.96	+9.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,236	$4.96 MX$98.93	-7.8%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 5.0% more for clothing

	Malabo	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.51 FCFA14,727	$56.36 MX$1,123.13	+129.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$102.12 FCFA61,361	$41.06 MX$818.29	-59.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$245.08 FCFA147,267	$91.99 MX$1,833.37	-62.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.69 FCFA49,089	$91.93 MX$1,832.11	+12.5%
Average			+5.0%

Malabo vs. Mexico City - 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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