Cost of living comparison

Equatorial Guinea

compared to

Hungary

Budapest vs. Malabo Cost of Living Summary

Budapest is 96.8% more expensive than Malabo.

Restaurants: pay 66.8% more in Budapest
Groceries: pay 3.9% less in Budapest
Transportation: pay 4.4% less in Budapest
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Budapest
Childcare: pay 48.8 times more in Budapest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.5% more in Budapest

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

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Budapest vs. Malabo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.8% more for restaurants

	Malabo	Budapest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$13.77 HUF4,515.51	+61.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$10.17 HUF3,336.46	+19.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA500	$2.08 HUF683.14	+144.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 FCFA250	$1.83 HUF599.66	+328.5%
Average			+66.8%

Malabo vs. Budapest - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.9% less for groceries

	Malabo	Budapest
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.80 HUF588.99
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA1,973	$5.57 HUF1,827.95	+65.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.34 FCFA6,056	$4.40 HUF1,441.46	-57.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 FCFA2,200	$3.88 HUF1,270.98	+3.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 FCFA1,588	$3.10 HUF1,017.37	+14.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 FCFA635	$0.85 HUF278.56	-21.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 FCFA454	$0.94 HUF307.39	+21.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.06 HUF346.40
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.73 HUF566.38
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.45 HUF146.64
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.46 HUF149.63
Average			-3.9%

Malabo vs. Budapest - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.4% less for transportation

	Malabo	Budapest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$7.07 HUF2,317.68
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 FCFA15,461	$27.54 HUF9,031.02	+4.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,056.06 FCFA19M	$29,374.56 HUF10M	-11.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$14.14 HUF4,635.93
Average			-4.4%

Malabo vs. Budapest - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Malabo	Budapest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$23.57 HUF7,730.72
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$817.66 HUF268K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.95 FCFA131K	$631.44 HUF207K	+182.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$132.77 HUF43,540.93
Average			+182.0%

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pay 48.8 times more for childcare

	Malabo	Budapest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$539.65 HUF177K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$341.40 FCFA200K	$16,674.34 HUF5M	+4784.0%
Average			+4784.0%

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pay 56.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Malabo	Budapest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.71 FCFA1,000	$3.67 HUF1,204.14	+115.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.69 FCFA2,749	$3.35 HUF1,097.08	-28.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,648	$7.96 HUF2,608.96	+76.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.14 FCFA19,996	$67.07 HUF21,995.56	+96.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,156	$9.33 HUF3,060.51	+73.2%
Average			+56.5%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Malabo	Budapest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$100.01 HUF32,796.87
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$42.98 HUF14,093.97
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$113.36 HUF37,175.32
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$118.19 HUF38,758.14

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