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Buenos Aires vs. Malabo Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 3.6 times more expensive than Malabo.

Restaurants: pay 78.6% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 10.1% more in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 9.8% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 15.4 times more in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.2% more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Buenos Aires

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Buenos Aires are more expensive than in Malabo. Notably, childcare, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires vs. Malabo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Malabo, you would:

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pay 78.6% more for restaurants

	Malabo	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$18.00 ARS26,034.72
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.90 FCFA5,036	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	+34.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA504	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	+145.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA504	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	+55.9%
Average			+78.6%

Malabo vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.1% more for groceries

	Malabo	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	??	$2.89 ARS4,181.15
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.36 FCFA1,900	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	+82.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.78 FCFA6,100	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	-45.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.27 FCFA2,417	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	-23.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 FCFA1,750	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	+26.7%
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.15 ARS1,664.69
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.96 ARS1,390.37
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.57 ARS819.15
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.14 ARS1,648.30
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.66 ARS952.66
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.58 ARS837.26
Average			+10.1%

Malabo vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.8% less for transportation

	Malabo	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$4.31 ARS6,237.99
Monthly public transit pass	$26.33 FCFA14,893	$20.00 ARS28,927.47	-24.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,972.23 FCFA18,650,720	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	-24.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.01 FCFA4,532	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	+18.7%
Average			-9.8%

Malabo vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Malabo	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.81 FCFA10,072	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	+65.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$267.09 FCFA151,078	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	+146.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$124.64 FCFA70,503	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	+272.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$100.98 ARS146,052.25
Average			+161.4%

Malabo vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of housing

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pay 15.4 times more for childcare

	Malabo	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$367.39 ARS531,384.95
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$356.12 FCFA201,438	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	+1443.4%
Average			+1443.4%

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pay 12.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Malabo	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$3.80 ARS5,496.22
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.34 FCFA3,022	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	-22.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.51 FCFA2,551	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	-18.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.61 FCFA20,144	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	+22.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.38 FCFA3,041	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	+67.4%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Malabo	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.71 FCFA15,108	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	+322.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$133.54 FCFA75,539	$91.59 ARS132,477.95	-31.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$129.33 ARS187,064.27
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.03 FCFA50,359	$134.94 ARS195,167.49	+51.6%
Average			+114.3%

Malabo vs. Buenos Aires - 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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