Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 30.5% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 70.3% less for restaurants
Equatorial Guinea
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
$2.36
RM11.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,889
|
$3.63
RM17.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA687
|
$0.63
RM3.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA773
|
$0.34
RM1.64
|
|
pay 54.4% less for groceries
Equatorial Guinea
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,054
|
$0.85
RM4.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.41
RM30.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,465
|
$5.71
RM27.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$1.40
RM6.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,403
|
$1.88
RM8.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,637
|
$0.99
RM4.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$0.52
RM2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$1.04
RM4.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$0.55
RM2.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,239
|
$0.35
RM1.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$0.48
RM2.32
|
|
pay 10.1% less for transportation
Equatorial Guinea
|
Malaysia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
$1.79
RM8.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA36,090
|
$18.01
RM86.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,311,372
|
$34,228.03
RM163,746.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,640
|
$5.07
RM24.25
|
|
pay 12.4% more for housing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA103,114
|
$26.77
RM128.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,892
|
$326.71
RM1,563.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA72,180
|
$217.05
RM1,038.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,867
|
$34.40
RM164.58
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Equatorial Guinea
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,245
|
$144.81
RM692.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA721,796
|
$6,108.87
RM29,224.82
|
|
pay 88.1% more for entertainment and sports
Equatorial Guinea
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA516
|
$3.43
RM16.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,125
|
$2.46
RM11.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,031
|
$4.06
RM19.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
$32.59
RM155.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.62
RM17.33
|
|
pay 20.8% less for clothing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Malaysia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,467
|
$47.09
RM225.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,838
|
$24.30
RM116.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,671
|
$62.25
RM297.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,401
|
$56.25
RM269.08
|
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