Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 59.6% more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Malawi
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.32
MWK7,498.84
|
$13.07
FCFA8,230
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
MWK15,692.55
|
$12.25
FCFA7,716
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,512.88
|
$1.23
FCFA772
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK751.10
|
$1.23
FCFA772
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Malawi
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
MWK2,368.11
|
$3.24
FCFA2,041
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,360.77
|
$3.37
FCFA2,119
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MWK7,831.71
|
$9.69
FCFA6,101
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK4,002.08
|
$2.94
FCFA1,852
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,341.34
|
$3.10
FCFA1,951
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
MWK1,795.49
|
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,404.89
|
$1.48
FCFA933
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
MWK1,941.16
|
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK914.64
|
$1.48
FCFA933
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,248.76
|
$1.85
FCFA1,167
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,017.29
|
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
|
pay 97.2% more for transportation
|
Malawi
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
MWK10,737.11
|
$3.09
FCFA1,947
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,498.58
|
$26.38
FCFA16,610
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,669.17
MWK61,886,003.48
|
$33,034.81
FCFA20,799,974
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.40
MWK35,398.06
|
$7.35
FCFA4,629
|
|
pay 18.2% less for housing
|
Malawi
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.12
MWK322,926.56
|
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.19
MWK350,792.59
|
$204.24
FCFA128,595
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$98.76
MWK171,353.62
|
$114.37
FCFA72,013
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.29
MWK71,631.08
|
$41.86
FCFA26,354
|
|
pay 79.7% less for childcare
|
Malawi
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$354.75
MWK615,497.99
|
$65.36
FCFA41,150
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,467.81
MWK2,546,650.33
|
$326.78
FCFA205,752
|
|
pay 71.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Malawi
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,942.21
|
$1.63
FCFA1,029
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.91
MWK5,053.92
|
$5.72
FCFA3,601
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,752.64
|
$4.52
FCFA2,845
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.33
MWK89,062.98
|
$49.02
FCFA30,863
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,854.22
|
$5.39
FCFA3,391
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Malawi
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.22
MWK78,463.65
|
$24.51
FCFA15,431
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.94
MWK60,626.10
|
$102.12
FCFA64,298
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.17
MWK102,662.55
|
$245.08
FCFA154,314
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.71
MWK122,673.40
|
$81.69
FCFA51,438
|
|
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