Cost of living comparison

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Antananarivo vs. Malabo Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 4.3 times more expensive than Malabo.

Restaurants
pay 27.3% less in Antananarivo
Groceries
pay 20.4% less in Antananarivo
Transportation
pay 26.3% more in Antananarivo
Housing
pay 70.3% more in Antananarivo
Childcare
pay 24.2 times more in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 28.6% less in Antananarivo
Clothing
pay 28.2% less in Antananarivo

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

Antananarivo vs. Malabo Cost Breakdown

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

pay 27.3% less for restaurants

 
Malabo
Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $3.39
MGA14,233
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.90
FCFA5,048
$4.97
MGA20,875
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.89
FCFA505
$0.93
MGA3,901

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pay 20.4% less for groceries

 
Malabo
Antananarivo
Bread
1 loaf
?? $1.08
MGA4,536
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.36
FCFA1,905
$5.37
MGA22,570
Milk (1 gallon) $10.78
FCFA6,114
$4.15
MGA17,416

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pay 26.3% more for transportation

 
Malabo
Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.72
MGA19,808
Monthly public transit pass $26.33
FCFA14,928
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,972.23
FCFA19M
$12,651.72
MGA53M

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pay 70.3% more for housing

 
Malabo
Antananarivo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.81
FCFA10,095
$53.13
MGA223K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $267.09
FCFA151K
$380.30
MGA2M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $124.64
FCFA70,668
$87.27
MGA367K

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pay 24.2 times more for childcare

 
Malabo
Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $46.54
MGA195K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $356.12
FCFA202K
$8,634.52
MGA36M

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pay 28.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Malabo
Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $0.85
MGA3,558
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.34
FCFA3,029
$1.46
MGA6,139
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.51
FCFA2,557
$1.69
MGA7,117

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pay 28.2% less for clothing

 
Malabo
Antananarivo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$26.71
FCFA15,143
$29.98
MGA126K
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$133.54
FCFA75,716
$27.68
MGA116K
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $85.56
MGA359K

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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: June 2026
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