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Malabo vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Malabo is 32.0% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Malabo
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Malabo
Transportation: pay 13.2% less in Malabo
Housing: pay 44.1% less in Malabo
Childcare: pay 82.6% less in Malabo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.8% more in Malabo
Clothing: pay 80.8% more in Malabo

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

Malabo vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Malabo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.23 PEN19.46	$13.07 FCFA7,549	+150.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 PEN22.70	$12.25 FCFA7,077	+101.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PEN3.08	$1.23 FCFA708	+48.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PEN1.90	$1.23 FCFA708	+140.8%
Average			+110.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Lima	Malabo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 PEN9.03	$3.24 FCFA1,872	+33.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 PEN15.72	$3.37 FCFA1,944	-20.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95 PEN18.45	$9.69 FCFA5,596	+95.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 PEN10.07	$2.94 FCFA1,699	+8.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 PEN8.37	$3.10 FCFA1,790	+37.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 PEN3.26	$2.22 FCFA1,284	+154.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 PEN1.88	$1.48 FCFA856	+194.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.79	$2.22 FCFA1,284	+362.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 PEN1.95	$1.48 FCFA856	+183.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 PEN1.99	$1.85 FCFA1,070	+247.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.77	$2.22 FCFA1,284	+366.7%
Average			+151.2%

Lima vs. Malabo - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.2% less for transportation

	Lima	Malabo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 PEN20.06	$3.09 FCFA1,786	-42.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.85 PEN88.84	$26.38 FCFA15,235	+10.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.52 PEN86,278.26	$33,034.81 FCFA19,078,546	+42.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.14 PEN75.02	$7.35 FCFA4,246	-63.5%
Average			-13.2%

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pay 44.1% less for housing

	Lima	Malabo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.56 PEN98.94	$16.34 FCFA9,436	-38.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.58 PEN2,143.89	$204.24 FCFA117,952	-64.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$363.71 PEN1,354.71	$114.37 FCFA66,053	-68.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.01 PEN163.92	$41.86 FCFA24,173	-4.9%
Average			-44.1%

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pay 82.6% less for childcare

	Lima	Malabo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.68 PEN795.90	$65.36 FCFA37,745	-69.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,818.35 PEN29,121.38	$326.78 FCFA188,724	-95.8%
Average			-82.6%

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pay 21.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Malabo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 PEN7.90	$1.63 FCFA944	-22.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 PEN9.76	$5.72 FCFA3,303	+118.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 PEN19.74	$4.52 FCFA2,609	-14.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.52 PEN113.66	$49.02 FCFA28,309	+60.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.95 PEN29.61	$5.39 FCFA3,110	-32.3%
Average			+21.8%

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pay 80.8% more for clothing

	Lima	Malabo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.79 PEN159.39	$24.51 FCFA14,154	-42.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.98 PEN130.30	$102.12 FCFA58,976	+191.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.21 PEN317.37	$245.08 FCFA141,543	+187.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.35 PEN351.43	$81.69 FCFA47,181	-13.4%
Average			+80.8%

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