Cost of living comparison

 Mali
compared to
 Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea vs. Mali Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 35.6% more expensive than Mali overall.

Restaurants
pay 89.0% more in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries
pay 88.2% more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation
pay 43.6% less in Equatorial Guinea
Housing
pay 60.4% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.0 times more in Equatorial Guinea

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Equatorial Guinea are more expensive than in Mali. Expenses including housing and transportation are lower in Equatorial Guinea. Notably, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Equatorial Guinea.

Equatorial Guinea vs. Mali Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Mali, you would:

pay 89.0% more for restaurants

 
Mali
Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.70
F CFA3,867
$13.07
FCFA7,539
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.42
F CFA3,705
$12.25
FCFA7,068
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.77
F CFA445
$1.23
FCFA707

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pay 88.2% more for groceries

 
Mali
Equatorial Guinea
Bread
1 loaf
$1.10
F CFA636
$3.24
FCFA1,870
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $3.37
FCFA1,942
Milk (1 gallon) $9.46
F CFA5,459
$9.69
FCFA5,589

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pay 43.6% less for transportation

 
Mali
Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.48
F CFA3,163
$3.09
FCFA1,784
Monthly public transit pass ?? $26.38
FCFA15,216
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $33,034.81
FCFA19,054,365

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pay 60.4% less for housing

 
Mali
Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$41.27
F CFA23,803
$16.34
FCFA9,424
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $204.24
FCFA117,803
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $114.37
FCFA65,970

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Mali
Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $65.36
FCFA37,697
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $326.78
FCFA188,485

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Mali
Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.39
F CFA1,376
$1.63
FCFA942
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.89
F CFA1,090
$5.72
FCFA3,298
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$0.93
F CFA538
$4.52
FCFA2,606

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Mali
Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $24.51
FCFA14,136
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $102.12
FCFA58,901
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $245.08
FCFA141,364

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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: April 2025
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