Cost of living comparison

Warsaw, Poland

compared to

Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

Malabo vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Malabo is 6.3% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 2.6% more in Malabo
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Malabo
Transportation: pay 13.2% less in Malabo
Housing: pay 63.4% less in Malabo
Childcare: pay 92.2% less in Malabo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.4% less in Malabo
Clothing: pay 57.6% more in Malabo

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

Malabo vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Malabo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN38.21	$13.07 FCFA7,884	+32.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN33.43	$12.25 FCFA7,391	+41.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.92	$1.23 FCFA739	-31.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.91	$1.23 FCFA739	-31.5%
Average			+2.6%

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Warsaw	Malabo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN4.20	$3.24 FCFA1,955	+197.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN16.82	$3.37 FCFA2,030	-22.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN14.65	$9.69 FCFA5,844	+155.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN11.67	$2.94 FCFA1,774	-2.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN9.80	$3.10 FCFA1,869	+22.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.75	$2.22 FCFA1,341	+390.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.88	$1.48 FCFA894	+98.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.17	$2.22 FCFA1,341	+170.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.35	$1.48 FCFA894	+6.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.60	$1.85 FCFA1,118	+346.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.81	$2.22 FCFA1,341	+374.8%
Average			+158.0%

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pay 13.2% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Malabo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN23.93	$3.09 FCFA1,865	-50.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN105.06	$26.38 FCFA15,911	-3.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN118,622.66	$33,034.81 FCFA19,924,981	+7.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN30.56	$7.35 FCFA4,435	-7.1%
Average			-13.2%

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pay 63.4% less for housing

	Warsaw	Malabo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN66.37	$16.34 FCFA9,855	-5.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN4,130.71	$204.24 FCFA123,185	-80.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,213.04	$114.37 FCFA68,984	-86.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN866.38	$41.86 FCFA25,246	-81.4%
Average			-63.4%

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pay 92.2% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Malabo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN1,960.10	$65.36 FCFA39,419	-87.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN48,556.04	$326.78 FCFA197,097	-97.4%
Average			-92.2%

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pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Malabo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN14.33	$1.63 FCFA985	-56.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN14.13	$5.72 FCFA3,449	+56.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN18.39	$4.52 FCFA2,725	-5.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN163.07	$49.02 FCFA29,565	+16.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN33.43	$5.39 FCFA3,248	-37.8%
Average			-5.4%

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pay 57.6% more for clothing

	Warsaw	Malabo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN345.26	$24.51 FCFA14,782	-72.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN160.40	$102.12 FCFA61,593	+145.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN340.91	$245.08 FCFA147,823	+177.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN394.38	$81.69 FCFA49,274	-20.0%
Average			+57.6%

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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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