Cost of living comparison

 Vienna, Austria
compared to
 Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Malabo vs. Vienna Cost of Living Summary

Malabo is 23.9% cheaper than Vienna.

Restaurants
pay 27.0% less in Malabo
Groceries
pay 33.9% more in Malabo
Transportation
pay 32.5% less in Malabo
Housing
pay 76.4% less in Malabo
Childcare
pay 87.0% less in Malabo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 23.4% less in Malabo
Clothing
pay 45.1% more in Malabo

The cost of clothing and groceries in Malabo are more expensive than in Vienna. Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Malabo.

Malabo vs. Vienna Cost Breakdown

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

pay 27.0% less for restaurants

 
Vienna
Malabo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€14.78
$13.07
FCFA7,885
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€9.86
$12.25
FCFA7,392
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.77
€2.54
$1.23
FCFA739

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pay 33.9% more for groceries

 
Vienna
Malabo
Bread
1 loaf
$2.91
€2.68
$3.24
FCFA1,956
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.18
€7.53
$3.37
FCFA2,030
Milk (1 gallon) $5.99
€5.51
$9.69
FCFA5,845

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pay 32.5% less for transportation

 
Vienna
Malabo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.58
€6.05
$3.09
FCFA1,865
Monthly public transit pass $41.80
€38.44
$26.38
FCFA15,912
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,753.31
€25,521.47
$33,034.81
FCFA19,926,813

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pay 76.4% less for housing

 
Vienna
Malabo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$36.56
€33.62
$16.34
FCFA9,856
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,107.49
€1,018.43
$204.24
FCFA123,197
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $808.26
€743.26
$114.37
FCFA68,990

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pay 87.0% less for childcare

 
Vienna
Malabo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $273.73
€251.72
$65.36
FCFA39,423
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,621.84
€14,365.58
$326.78
FCFA197,115

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pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Vienna
Malabo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
€4.93
$1.63
FCFA986
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.21
€3.87
$5.72
FCFA3,450
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.75
€6.21
$4.52
FCFA2,725

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pay 45.1% more for clothing

 
Vienna
Malabo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$104.52
€96.11
$24.51
FCFA14,784
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.69
€40.18
$102.12
FCFA61,598
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$95.42
€87.75
$245.08
FCFA147,836

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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: March 2025
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