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Asuncion vs. Malabo Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 2.2 times more expensive than Malabo.

Restaurants: pay 40.5% less in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 37.7% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 17.4% less in Asuncion
Housing: pay 73.5% more in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 10.3 times more in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.1% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 1.0% less in Asuncion

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

Asuncion vs. Malabo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.5% less for restaurants

	Malabo	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$5.00 PYG33,547
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.90 FCFA4,987	$5.39 PYG36,190	-39.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA499	$0.89 PYG5,971
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA499	$0.52 PYG3,487	-41.6%
Average			-40.5%

Malabo vs. Asuncion - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.7% less for groceries

	Malabo	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.13 PYG7,604
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.36 FCFA1,882	$3.98 PYG26,699	+18.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.78 FCFA6,040	$3.71 PYG24,880	-65.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.27 FCFA2,394	$1.81 PYG12,164	-57.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 FCFA1,732	$1.67 PYG11,195	-46.1%
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.03 PYG6,918
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.41 PYG2,766
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.45 PYG3,004
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.85 PYG5,729
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.54 PYG3,627
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.57 PYG3,828
Average			-37.7%

Malabo vs. Asuncion - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.4% less for transportation

	Malabo	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$3.61 PYG24,213
Monthly public transit pass	$26.33 FCFA14,747	$28.58 PYG191,759	+8.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,972.23 FCFA18,467,631	$15,411.13 PYG103,399,284	-53.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.01 FCFA4,488	$7.41 PYG49,726	-7.5%
Average			-17.4%

Malabo vs. Asuncion - Cost of transportation

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pay 73.5% more for housing

	Malabo	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.81 FCFA9,973	$17.71 PYG118,815	-0.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$267.09 FCFA149,595	$437.82 PYG2,937,480	+63.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$124.64 FCFA69,811	$320.48 PYG2,150,235	+157.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$31.70 PYG212,663
Average			+73.5%

Malabo vs. Asuncion - Cost of housing

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pay 10.3 times more for childcare

	Malabo	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$163.92 PYG1,099,792
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$356.12 FCFA199,460	$3,652.44 PYG24,505,630	+925.6%
Average			+925.6%

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pay 32.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Malabo	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$1.40 PYG9,400
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.34 FCFA2,992	$2.19 PYG14,684	-59.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.51 FCFA2,526	$1.68 PYG11,280	-62.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.61 FCFA19,946	$29.39 PYG197,211	-17.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.38 FCFA3,011	$5.95 PYG39,950	+10.8%
Average			-32.1%

Malabo vs. Asuncion - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 1.0% less for clothing

	Malabo	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.71 FCFA14,960	$55.16 PYG370,122	+106.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$133.54 FCFA74,798	$37.83 PYG253,798	-71.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$78.06 PYG523,711
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.03 FCFA49,865	$55.34 PYG371,297	-37.8%
Average			-1.0%

Malabo vs. Asuncion - Cost of clothing

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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: December 2025

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