Cost of living comparison

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Malabo vs. Belgrade Cost of Living Summary

Malabo is 22.3% cheaper than Belgrade.

Restaurants
pay 50.4% less in Malabo
Groceries
pay 24.2% more in Malabo
Transportation
pay 12.1% less in Malabo
Housing
pay 65.8% less in Malabo
Childcare
pay 96.3% less in Malabo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 8.2% more in Malabo
Clothing
pay 36.4% more in Malabo

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

Malabo vs. Belgrade Cost Breakdown

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

pay 50.4% less for restaurants

 
Belgrade
Malabo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.95
RSD1,311
??
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.68
RSD1,182
$8.90
FCFA5,036
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.81
RSD284
$0.89
FCFA504

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pay 24.2% more for groceries

 
Belgrade
Malabo
Bread
1 loaf
$0.87
RSD88
??
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.46
RSD553
$3.36
FCFA1,900
Milk (1 gallon) $5.50
RSD557
$10.78
FCFA6,100

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pay 12.1% less for transportation

 
Belgrade
Malabo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.02
RSD711
??
Monthly public transit pass ?? $26.33
FCFA14,893
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,949.00
RSD3,131,973
$32,972.23
FCFA18,650,720

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pay 65.8% less for housing

 
Belgrade
Malabo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$34.99
RSD3,541
$17.81
FCFA10,072
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $875.83
RSD88,632
$267.09
FCFA151,078
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $591.54
RSD59,863
$124.64
FCFA70,503

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pay 96.3% less for childcare

 
Belgrade
Malabo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $457.43
RSD46,291
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,625.72
RSD974,102
$356.12
FCFA201,438

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pay 8.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Belgrade
Malabo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.49
RSD353
??
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.93
RSD297
$5.34
FCFA3,022
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.67
RSD473
$4.51
FCFA2,551

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pay 36.4% more for clothing

 
Belgrade
Malabo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$100.03
RSD10,122
$26.71
FCFA15,108
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.05
RSD4,356
$133.54
FCFA75,539
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$110.81
RSD11,213
??

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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 2025
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