Cost of living comparison

compared to

Malabo is 89.3% more expensive than Rabat.

If you lived in Malabo instead of Rabat, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

 
Rabat
Malabo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.75
MAD36.79
$13.28
FCFA8,008
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.00
MAD58.87
$16.59
FCFA10,010
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.63
MAD6.23
$1.66
FCFA1,001

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pay 4.9 times more for groceries

 
Rabat
Malabo
Bread
1 loaf
$0.51
MAD5.00
$3.29
FCFA1,986
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.75
MAD46.60
??
Milk (1 gallon) $3.06
MAD29.99
$9.84
FCFA5,936

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pay 27.0% less for transportation

 
Rabat
Malabo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.81
MAD57.05
$3.14
FCFA1,895
Monthly public transit pass $24.99
MAD245.28
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,988.52
MAD264,907.40
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pay 33.0% less for housing

 
Rabat
Malabo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$40.82
MAD400.63
$16.59
FCFA10,010
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $412.37
MAD4,047.62
$207.42
FCFA125,120
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $261.16
MAD2,563.44
$116.16
FCFA70,067

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pay 70.5% less for childcare

 
Rabat
Malabo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $135.41
MAD1,329.11
$66.38
FCFA40,038
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,362.57
MAD33,005.50
$331.88
FCFA200,191

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Rabat
Malabo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.00
MAD39.25
$1.66
FCFA1,001
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.74
MAD17.05
$6.64
FCFA4,004
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.90
MAD38.26
??

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pay 52.6% more for clothing

 
Rabat
Malabo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$64.15
MAD629.70
$24.89
FCFA15,014
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.23
MAD453.78
$103.71
FCFA62,560
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.91
MAD921.79
$248.91
FCFA150,143

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