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Malaysia vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Malaysia is 3.3 times more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 41.4% less in Malaysia
Groceries: pay 0.7% more in Malaysia
Transportation: pay 17.3% less in Malaysia
Housing: pay 60.7% more in Malaysia
Childcare: pay 17.5 times more in Malaysia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.6% less in Malaysia
Clothing: pay 2.8% more in Malaysia

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

Malaysia vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.4% less for restaurants

	Equatorial Guinea	Malaysia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$3.22 MYR13.31
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.90 FCFA5,036	$4.41 MYR18.24	-50.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA504	$0.73 MYR3.01	-18.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA504	$0.39 MYR1.63	-55.8%
Average			-41.4%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Malaysia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.7% more for groceries

	Equatorial Guinea	Malaysia
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.02 MYR4.21
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.36 FCFA1,900	$7.79 MYR32.19	+131.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.78 FCFA6,100	$6.67 MYR27.55	-38.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.27 FCFA2,417	$1.99 MYR8.21	-53.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 FCFA1,750	$1.93 MYR7.99	-37.5%
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.28 MYR5.29
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.67 MYR2.75
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.29 MYR5.34
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.73 MYR3.03
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.53 MYR2.20
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.59 MYR2.42
Average			+0.7%

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pay 17.3% less for transportation

	Equatorial Guinea	Malaysia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$1.86 MYR7.67
Monthly public transit pass	$26.33 FCFA14,893	$15.26 MYR63.08	-42.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,972.23 FCFA18,650,720	$35,849.31 MYR148,147.28	+8.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.01 FCFA4,532	$6.52 MYR26.93	-18.7%
Average			-17.3%

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pay 60.7% more for housing

	Equatorial Guinea	Malaysia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.81 FCFA10,072	$27.18 MYR112.33	+52.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$267.09 FCFA151,078	$349.73 MYR1,445.27	+30.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$124.64 FCFA70,503	$247.40 MYR1,022.40	+98.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$34.37 MYR142.05
Average			+60.7%

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pay 17.5 times more for childcare

	Equatorial Guinea	Malaysia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$170.62 MYR705.09
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$356.12 FCFA201,438	$6,229.51 MYR25,743.43	+1649.3%
Average			+1649.3%

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pay 17.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Equatorial Guinea	Malaysia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$3.72 MYR15.38
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.34 FCFA3,022	$2.63 MYR10.85	-50.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.51 FCFA2,551	$4.18 MYR17.26	-7.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.61 FCFA20,144	$36.40 MYR150.42	+2.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.38 FCFA3,041	$4.62 MYR19.07	-14.1%
Average			-17.6%

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pay 2.8% more for clothing

	Equatorial Guinea	Malaysia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.71 FCFA15,108	$59.37 MYR245.35	+122.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$133.54 FCFA75,539	$29.69 MYR122.68	-77.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$70.68 MYR292.07
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.03 FCFA50,359	$56.86 MYR234.98	-36.1%
Average			+2.8%

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