Cost of living comparison

 The Valley, Anguilla
compared to
 Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Malabo vs. The Valley Cost of Living Summary
Malabo vs. The Valley Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Malabo instead of The Valley, you would:

pay 36.6% less for restaurants

 
The Valley
Malabo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
EC$54.05
$13.07
FCFA7,556
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
EC$27.03
$12.25
FCFA7,084
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.50
EC$9.46
$1.23
FCFA708

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pay 8.9% more for groceries

 
The Valley
Malabo
Bread
1 loaf
$3.50
EC$9.47
$3.24
FCFA1,874
Local cheese (8 oz) $11.02
EC$29.79
$3.37
FCFA1,946
Milk (1 gallon) $6.60
EC$17.84
$9.69
FCFA5,601

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pay 39.5% less for transportation

 
The Valley
Malabo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.50
EC$17.57
$3.09
FCFA1,788
Monthly public transit pass ?? $26.38
FCFA15,249
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
$33,034.81
FCFA19,095,948

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pay 79.3% less for housing

 
The Valley
Malabo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$55.00
EC$148.64
$16.34
FCFA9,445
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $204.24
FCFA118,060
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $800.00
EC$2,162.04
$114.37
FCFA66,114

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pay 62.4% less for childcare

 
The Valley
Malabo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $100.00
EC$270.25
$65.36
FCFA37,779
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,336.00
EC$9,015.71
$326.78
FCFA188,896

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pay 12.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
The Valley
Malabo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.00
EC$10.81
$1.63
FCFA944
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.00
EC$13.51
$5.72
FCFA3,306
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $4.52
FCFA2,612

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
The Valley
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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