Cost of living comparison

Equatorial Guinea

compared to

Malaysia

Malaysia vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Malaysia is 14.0% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.2% less in Malaysia
Groceries: pay 6.8% less in Malaysia
Transportation: pay 12.5% less in Malaysia
Housing: pay 18.4% more in Malaysia
Childcare: pay 23.6 times more in Malaysia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0% more in Malaysia

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

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Malaysia vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Malaysia instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

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pay 47.2% less for restaurants

	Equatorial Guinea	Malaysia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$3.42 MYR13.89	-59.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$4.64 MYR18.83	-45.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA500	$0.75 MYR3.05	-12.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 FCFA250	$0.42 MYR1.71	-1.2%
Average			-47.2%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Malaysia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.8% less for groceries

	Equatorial Guinea	Malaysia
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.10 MYR4.47
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA1,973	$6.94 MYR28.15	+105.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.34 FCFA6,056	$7.18 MYR29.13	-30.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 FCFA2,200	$2.09 MYR8.48	-44.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 FCFA1,588	$1.90 MYR7.70	-30.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 FCFA635	$1.35 MYR5.50	+25.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 FCFA454	$0.73 MYR2.95	-6.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.19 MYR4.81
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.69 MYR2.82
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.57 MYR2.32
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.61 MYR2.48
Average			-6.8%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Malaysia - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.5% less for transportation

	Equatorial Guinea	Malaysia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$2.76 MYR11.22
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 FCFA15,461	$15.28 MYR62.01	-42.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,056.06 FCFA19M	$40,802.19 MYR166K	+23.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$6.46 MYR26.21
Average			-12.5%

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pay 18.4% more for housing

	Equatorial Guinea	Malaysia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$27.60 MYR112.02
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$363.41 MYR1,474.81
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.95 FCFA131K	$265.07 MYR1,075.72	+18.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$36.69 MYR148.88
Average			+18.4%

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pay 23.6 times more for childcare

	Equatorial Guinea	Malaysia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$231.07 MYR937.73
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$341.40 FCFA200K	$8,043.53 MYR32,642.26	+2256.0%
Average			+2256.0%

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pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Equatorial Guinea	Malaysia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.71 FCFA1,000	$3.61 MYR14.64	+111.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.69 FCFA2,749	$2.76 MYR11.22	-41.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,648	$4.35 MYR17.63	-3.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.14 FCFA19,996	$38.82 MYR157.55	+13.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,156	$4.73 MYR19.19	-12.3%
Average			+4.0%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Equatorial Guinea	Malaysia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$58.43 MYR237.14
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$30.42 MYR123.46
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$77.72 MYR315.41
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$77.79 MYR315.70

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