Cost of living comparison

Equatorial Guinea

compared to

Sri Lanka

Colombo vs. Malabo Cost of Living Summary

Colombo is 3.9% cheaper than Malabo.

Restaurants: pay 37.6% less in Colombo
Groceries: pay 8.9% less in Colombo
Transportation: pay 41.1% less in Colombo
Housing: pay 20.8% more in Colombo
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Colombo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.7% less in Colombo

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

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Colombo vs. Malabo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.6% less for restaurants

	Malabo	Colombo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$3.82 LKR1,269.46	-55.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$7.56 LKR2,510.21	-11.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA500	$0.70 LKR233.27	-17.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 FCFA250	$0.26 LKR87.26	-38.5%
Average			-37.6%

Malabo vs. Colombo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.9% less for groceries

	Malabo	Colombo
Bread 1 loaf	??	$0.55 LKR182.54
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA1,973	$6.89 LKR2,288.45	+104.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.34 FCFA6,056	$6.03 LKR2,002.34	-41.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 FCFA2,200	$1.64 LKR543.43	-56.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 FCFA1,588	$2.21 LKR733.30	-18.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 FCFA635	$3.06 LKR1,017.47	+182.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 FCFA454	$0.37 LKR123.18	-52.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$2.03 LKR674.92
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.57 LKR187.99
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.46 LKR151.31
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.35 LKR117.17
Average			-8.9%

Malabo vs. Colombo - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.1% less for transportation

	Malabo	Colombo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$5.14 LKR1,706.43
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 FCFA15,461	$7.19 LKR2,388.67	-72.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,056.06 FCFA19M	$37,024.95 LKR12M	+12.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.29 LKR1,094.45
Average			-41.1%

Malabo vs. Colombo - Cost of transportation

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pay 20.8% more for housing

	Malabo	Colombo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$20.78 LKR6,904.45
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$589.61 LKR196K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.95 FCFA131K	$270.44 LKR89,843.92	+20.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$41.14 LKR13,666.17
Average			+20.8%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Malabo	Colombo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$37.78 LKR12,551.05
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$341.40 FCFA200K	$1,208.98 LKR402K	+254.1%
Average			+254.1%

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pay 22.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Malabo	Colombo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.71 FCFA1,000	$2.21 LKR732.98	+29.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.69 FCFA2,749	$2.51 LKR835.23	-46.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,648	$10.28 LKR3,413.89	+127.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.14 FCFA19,996	$13.99 LKR4,648.54	-59.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,156	$4.53 LKR1,506.13	-15.9%
Average			-22.7%

Malabo vs. Colombo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Malabo	Colombo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$18.13 LKR6,024.51
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$16.62 LKR5,522.46
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$79.09 LKR26,273.54
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$41.76 LKR13,874.62

Malabo vs. Colombo - Cost of clothing

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