Cost of living comparison

 P'yongyang, North Korea
compared to
 Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Malabo vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Malabo is 82.0% more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants
pay 14.2% less in Malabo
Groceries
pay 83.1% more in Malabo
Housing
pay 85.8% more in Malabo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.7 times more in Malabo

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Malabo are more expensive than in P'yongyang. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Malabo.

Malabo vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Malabo instead of P'yongyang, you would:

pay 14.2% less for restaurants

 
P'yongyang
Malabo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $13.07
FCFA7,556
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $12.25
FCFA7,084
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.14
KPW1,929
$1.23
FCFA708

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pay 83.1% more for groceries

 
P'yongyang
Malabo
Bread
1 loaf
$2.20
KPW1,983
$3.24
FCFA1,874
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $3.37
FCFA1,946
Milk (1 gallon) $3.40
KPW3,058
$9.69
FCFA5,601

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
P'yongyang
Malabo
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $3.09
FCFA1,788
Monthly public transit pass ?? $26.38
FCFA15,249
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $33,034.81
FCFA19,095,948

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pay 85.8% more for housing

 
P'yongyang
Malabo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $16.34
FCFA9,445
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $85.74
KPW77,167
$204.24
FCFA118,060
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $85.74
KPW77,167
$114.37
FCFA66,114

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
P'yongyang
Malabo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $65.36
FCFA37,779
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $326.78
FCFA188,896

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

 
P'yongyang
Malabo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $12.86
KPW11,575
$1.63
FCFA944
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.07
KPW965
$5.72
FCFA3,306
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $4.52
FCFA2,612

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
P'yongyang
Malabo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $24.51
FCFA14,167
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $102.12
FCFA59,030
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $245.08
FCFA141,672

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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: June 2025
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