Cost of living comparison

compared to

Malabo is 12.3% cheaper than Saipan.

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

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pay 20.9% more for restaurants

 
Saipan
Malabo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.00
 
$13.07
FCFA8,221
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$12.25
FCFA7,707
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.50
 
$1.23
FCFA771

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pay 13.1% more for groceries

 
Saipan
Malabo
Bread
1 loaf
$3.33
 
$3.24
FCFA2,039
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $3.37
FCFA2,117
Milk (1 gallon) $8.44
 
$9.69
FCFA6,094

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pay 39.4% less for transportation

 
Saipan
Malabo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.32
 
$3.09
FCFA1,945
Monthly public transit pass ?? $26.38
FCFA16,590
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,999.00
 
$33,034.81
FCFA20,776,043

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pay 74.5% less for housing

 
Saipan
Malabo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$60.00
 
$16.34
FCFA10,276
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $625.00
 
$204.24
FCFA128,447
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $450.00
 
$114.37
FCFA71,930

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pay 94.6% less for childcare

 
Saipan
Malabo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $65.36
FCFA41,103
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,000.00
 
$326.78
FCFA205,515

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pay 20.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Saipan
Malabo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.50
 
$1.63
FCFA1,028
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.83
 
$5.72
FCFA3,597
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $4.52
FCFA2,841

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

 
Saipan
Malabo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$30.00
 
$24.51
FCFA15,414
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.00
 
$102.12
FCFA64,224
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$70.00
 
$245.08
FCFA154,137

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