Cost of living comparison

Equatorial Guinea

compared to

China

Beijing vs. Malabo Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 53.4% more expensive than Malabo.

Restaurants: pay 42.7% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 16.5% less in Beijing
Transportation: pay 15.8% less in Beijing
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Beijing
Childcare: pay 71.1 times more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.1% more in Beijing

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

Planning a move to China? Get up to 5 free, no-obligation quotes from vetted international movers. Get free quotes →

Beijing vs. Malabo Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 42.7% less for restaurants

	Malabo	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$4.47 CN¥29.94	-47.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$5.22 CN¥34.93	-38.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$0.52 CN¥3.49	-38.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 FCFA249	$0.27 CN¥1.82	-36.2%
Average			-42.7%

Malabo vs. Beijing - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 16.5% less for groceries

	Malabo	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.73 CN¥11.56
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA1,966	$7.22 CN¥48.28	+114.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.34 FCFA6,036	$6.41 CN¥42.88	-38.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 FCFA2,193	$2.02 CN¥13.53	-46.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 FCFA1,583	$1.47 CN¥9.81	-46.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 FCFA633	$0.93 CN¥6.25	-13.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 FCFA452	$0.79 CN¥5.28	+1.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.93 CN¥6.21
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.71 CN¥4.75
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.32 CN¥2.15
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.40 CN¥2.66
Average			-16.5%

Malabo vs. Beijing - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 15.8% less for transportation

	Malabo	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$4.96 CN¥33.20
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 FCFA15,411	$34.30 CN¥229.53	+30.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,056.06 FCFA19M	$19,374.76 CN¥130K	-41.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$4.68 CN¥31.34
Average			-15.8%

Malabo vs. Beijing - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Malabo	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$14.27 CN¥95.47
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$936.67 CN¥6,267.07
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.95 FCFA131K	$530.98 CN¥3,552.67	+137.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$44.49 CN¥297.65
Average			+137.1%

Malabo vs. Beijing - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 71.1 times more for childcare

	Malabo	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$653.29 CN¥4,371.01
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$341.40 FCFA199K	$24,281.96 CN¥162K	+7012.4%
Average			+7012.4%

Malabo vs. Beijing - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 0.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Malabo	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.71 FCFA997	$1.19 CN¥7.98	-30.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.69 FCFA2,741	$3.60 CN¥24.09	-23.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,639	$4.33 CN¥28.94	-4.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.14 FCFA19,932	$41.45 CN¥277.32	+21.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,146	$7.46 CN¥49.90	+38.4%
Average			+0.1%

Malabo vs. Beijing - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Malabo	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$70.55 CN¥472.03
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$40.41 CN¥270.36
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$86.99 CN¥582.00
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$125.40 CN¥839.02

Malabo vs. Beijing - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

Compare further: Malabo vs. Beijing

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in Beijing?

More cost comparisons

Malabo vs.

Istanbul

Malabo vs.

Moscow

Malabo vs.

Warsaw

Malabo vs.

Berlin

Malabo vs.

London

Malabo vs.

Reykjavik

Malabo vs.

New York City

Malabo vs.

Toronto

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Equatorial Guinea vs. China. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Equatorial Guinea and China.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Malabo

Add prices for Beijing

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Beijing or Malabo. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.