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Malabo vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Malabo is 0.8% cheaper than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 47.5% more in Malabo
Groceries: pay 84.4% more in Malabo
Transportation: pay 36.6% less in Malabo
Housing: pay 60.6% less in Malabo
Childcare: pay 88.3% less in Malabo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.1% more in Malabo
Clothing: pay 32.2% more in Malabo

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

Malabo vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Malabo instead of Santo Domingo, you would:

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pay 47.5% more for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Malabo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 DOP623.22	$13.07 FCFA8,222	+27.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.60 DOP402.08	$12.25 FCFA7,708	+85.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 DOP63.97	$1.23 FCFA771	+16.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 DOP46.60	$1.23 FCFA771	+60.1%
Average			+47.5%

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pay 84.4% more for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Malabo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.90 DOP115.92	$3.24 FCFA2,039	+70.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.22 DOP195.96	$3.37 FCFA2,117	+4.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.91 DOP299.04	$9.69 FCFA6,095	+97.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 DOP144.21	$2.94 FCFA1,850	+24.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.89 DOP175.92	$3.10 FCFA1,949	+7.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 DOP83.62	$2.22 FCFA1,399	+61.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 DOP21.56	$1.48 FCFA932	+318.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.35 DOP82.29	$2.22 FCFA1,399	+64.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 DOP48.30	$1.48 FCFA932	+86.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 DOP59.92	$1.85 FCFA1,165	+88.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.09 DOP66.35	$2.22 FCFA1,399	+104.1%
Average			+84.4%

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pay 36.6% less for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Malabo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.80 DOP292.32	$3.09 FCFA1,945	-35.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$82.54 DOP5,025.99	$26.38 FCFA16,594	-68.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,062.96 DOP1,708,835.43	$33,034.81 FCFA20,780,027	+17.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.61 DOP1,133.25	$7.35 FCFA4,625	-60.5%
Average			-36.6%

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pay 60.6% less for housing

	Santo Domingo	Malabo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.28 DOP2,574.42	$16.34 FCFA10,278	-61.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$732.50 DOP44,603.95	$204.24 FCFA128,472	-72.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$411.15 DOP25,036.14	$114.37 FCFA71,944	-72.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.16 DOP4,028.90	$41.86 FCFA26,329	-36.7%
Average			-60.6%

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pay 88.3% less for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Malabo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$361.79 DOP22,030.57	$65.36 FCFA41,111	-81.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,176.69 DOP376,116.49	$326.78 FCFA205,555	-94.7%
Average			-88.3%

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pay 16.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Malabo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 DOP150.78	$1.63 FCFA1,028	-34.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 DOP157.06	$5.72 FCFA3,597	+121.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.54 DOP276.43	$4.52 FCFA2,842	-0.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.94 DOP2,736.37	$49.02 FCFA30,833	+9.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.40 DOP389.51	$5.39 FCFA3,388	-15.8%
Average			+16.1%

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pay 32.2% more for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Malabo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.44 DOP4,045.92	$24.51 FCFA15,417	-63.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.74 DOP3,455.37	$102.12 FCFA64,236	+80.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.17 DOP6,282.48	$245.08 FCFA154,166	+137.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.66 DOP6,677.38	$81.69 FCFA51,389	-25.5%
Average			+32.2%

Santo Domingo vs. Malabo - Cost of clothing

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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: December 2024

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