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Brunei

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Equatorial Guinea

Malabo vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Malabo is 16.5% cheaper than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 55.0% more in Malabo
Groceries: pay 7.5% more in Malabo
Transportation: pay 4.3 times more in Malabo
Housing: pay 52.7% less in Malabo
Childcare: pay 96.5% less in Malabo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.3% less in Malabo

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

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Malabo vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Malabo instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:

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pay 55.0% more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Malabo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.91 BND4.98	$8.54 FCFA4,999	+118.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 BND7.87	$8.54 FCFA4,999	+38.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$0.85 FCFA500	-7.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$0.43 FCFA250	-17.2%
Average			+55.0%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Malabo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.5% more for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Malabo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 BND2.19	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 BND5.98	$3.37 FCFA1,973	-28.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND8.99	$10.34 FCFA6,056	+46.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 BND2.61	$3.76 FCFA2,200	+83.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 BND2.60	$2.71 FCFA1,588	+33.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 BND1.81	$1.08 FCFA635	-23.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$0.77 FCFA454	-22.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 BND1.70	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.47	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.98	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 BND1.19	??
Average			+7.5%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Malabo - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.3 times more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Malabo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.55 BND1.98	??
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$26.40 FCFA15,461	+3279.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,965.55 BND54,822.79	$33,056.06 FCFA19M	-23.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND38.87	??
Average			+329.4%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Malabo - Cost of transportation

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pay 52.7% less for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Malabo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.10 BND83.06	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$720.60 BND919.46	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.37 BND604.01	$223.95 FCFA131K	-52.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.90 BND59.84	??
Average			-52.7%

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pay 96.5% less for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Malabo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.79 BND276.61	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,724.87 BND12,408.65	$341.40 FCFA200K	-96.5%
Average			-96.5%

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pay 17.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Malabo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.49	$1.71 FCFA1,000	-12.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.91 BND4.98	$4.69 FCFA2,749	+20.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.63 BND19.94	$4.52 FCFA2,648	-71.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.57 BND58.14	$34.14 FCFA19,996	-25.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND6.98	$5.39 FCFA3,156	-1.4%
Average			-17.3%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Malabo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Malabo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.16 BND97.18	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$93.73 BND119.60	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.14 BND130.33	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.26 BND92.20	??

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Malabo - Cost of clothing

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