Cost of living comparison

Mexico City, Mexico

compared to

Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

Malabo vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Malabo is 16.8% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 42.1% more in Malabo
Groceries: pay 76.9% more in Malabo
Transportation: pay 50.9% more in Malabo
Housing: pay 37.8% less in Malabo
Childcare: pay 89.5% less in Malabo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.0% more in Malabo
Clothing: pay 61.9% more in Malabo

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

Malabo vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.1% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Malabo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$197.86	$13.07 FCFA7,854	+31.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$148.40	$12.25 FCFA7,363	+64.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$21.51	$1.23 FCFA736	+13.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$15.40	$1.23 FCFA736	+58.6%
Average			+42.1%

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pay 76.9% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Malabo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$48.87	$3.24 FCFA1,948	+32.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$96.99	$3.37 FCFA2,023	-30.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$109.75	$9.69 FCFA5,822	+75.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$43.50	$2.94 FCFA1,767	+34.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$71.16	$3.10 FCFA1,862	-13.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$24.35	$2.22 FCFA1,336	+82.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.34	$1.48 FCFA891	+121.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$15.92	$2.22 FCFA1,336	+178.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.49	$1.48 FCFA891	+79.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$16.96	$1.85 FCFA1,113	+117.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.49	$2.22 FCFA1,336	+168.7%
Average			+76.9%

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pay 50.9% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Malabo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$92.41	$3.09 FCFA1,858	-33.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$356.15	$26.38 FCFA15,851	+47.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$370,988.00	$33,034.81 FCFA19,850,147	+77.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$69.25	$7.35 FCFA4,418	+111.6%
Average			+50.9%

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pay 37.8% less for housing

	Mexico City	Malabo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$485.87	$16.34 FCFA9,818	-33.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$17,807.42	$204.24 FCFA122,723	-77.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$10,846.34	$114.37 FCFA68,725	-79.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$604.09	$41.86 FCFA25,151	+38.1%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 89.5% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Malabo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,599.63	$65.36 FCFA39,271	-82.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$167,945.68	$326.78 FCFA196,356	-96.1%
Average			-89.5%

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pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Malabo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$54.41	$1.63 FCFA982	-40.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$59.91	$5.72 FCFA3,436	+90.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$78.15	$4.52 FCFA2,715	+15.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,069.96	$49.02 FCFA29,453	-8.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$98.93	$5.39 FCFA3,236	+8.5%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 61.9% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Malabo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,123.13	$24.51 FCFA14,727	-56.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$818.29	$102.12 FCFA61,361	+148.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,833.37	$245.08 FCFA147,267	+166.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,832.11	$81.69 FCFA49,089	-11.1%
Average			+61.9%

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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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