Cost of living comparison

Equatorial Guinea

compared to

Kazakhstan

Astana vs. Malabo Cost of Living Summary

Astana is 39.5% more expensive than Malabo.

Restaurants: pay 16.5% more in Astana
Groceries: pay 10.2% less in Astana
Transportation: pay 30.7% less in Astana
Housing: pay 76.2% more in Astana
Childcare: pay 34.6 times more in Astana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.8% less in Astana

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

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Astana vs. Malabo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.5% more for restaurants

	Malabo	Astana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$11.00 KZT4,981.43	+28.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$7.83 KZT3,545.72	-8.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA500	$1.10 KZT498.89	+29.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 FCFA250	$0.66 KZT297.84	+54.1%
Average			+16.5%

Malabo vs. Astana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.2% less for groceries

	Malabo	Astana
Bread 1 loaf	??	$0.63 KZT283.66
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA1,973	$6.10 KZT2,760.59	+81.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.34 FCFA6,056	$4.93 KZT2,230.76	-52.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 FCFA2,200	$2.23 KZT1,008.88	-40.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 FCFA1,588	$2.69 KZT1,218.61	-0.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 FCFA635	$0.82 KZT369.62	-24.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 FCFA454	$1.06 KZT482.13	+37.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.03 KZT468.50
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.01 KZT456.58
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.31 KZT141.32
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.20 KZT91.90
Average			-10.2%

Malabo vs. Astana - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.7% less for transportation

	Malabo	Astana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$2.53 KZT1,144.20
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 FCFA15,461	$16.78 KZT7,597.96	-36.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,056.06 FCFA19M	$24,607.50 KZT11M	-25.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$11.19 KZT5,065.31
Average			-30.7%

Malabo vs. Astana - Cost of transportation

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pay 76.2% more for housing

	Malabo	Astana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$17.96 KZT8,133.10
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$575.82 KZT261K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.95 FCFA131K	$394.61 KZT179K	+76.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$52.26 KZT23,666.51
Average			+76.2%

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pay 34.6 times more for childcare

	Malabo	Astana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$374.89 KZT170K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$341.40 FCFA200K	$11,828.93 KZT5M	+3364.8%
Average			+3364.8%

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pay 5.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Malabo	Astana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.71 FCFA1,000	$1.34 KZT607.84	-21.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.69 FCFA2,749	$2.59 KZT1,173.46	-44.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,648	$2.24 KZT1,013.06	-50.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.14 FCFA19,996	$57.61 KZT26,091.29	+68.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,156	$6.49 KZT2,937.88	+20.4%
Average			-5.8%

Malabo vs. Astana - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Malabo	Astana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$66.09 KZT29,931.37
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$46.98 KZT21,274.30
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$120.13 KZT54,401.42
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$129.87 KZT58,813.86

Malabo vs. Astana - Cost of clothing

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