Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Equatorial Guinea
  3. Malabo
  4. Guatemala
  5. Guatemala City
  6. Comparison
XAF
COMPARED TO
GTQ

Guatemala City is 17.3% more expensive than Malabo.

If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Malabo, you would:
local_dining

pay 56.1% less for restaurants

  Malabo help_outline Guatemala City help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.77
FCFA8,494
$5.83
Q42.63
-60.6%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $23.08
FCFA13,272
$5.83
Q42.63
-74.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.62
FCFA929
$1.01
Q7.37
-37.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.54
FCFA885
$0.75
Q5.46
-51.5%
Average -56.1%
Malabo vs. Guatemala City - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 38.4% less for groceries

  Malabo help_outline Guatemala City help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $3.56
FCFA2,047
$2.25
Q16.45
-36.9%
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.00
FCFA3,451
$2.53
Q18.49
-57.9%
Milk (1 gallon) $9.32
FCFA5,359
$6.11
Q44.73
-34.4%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.22
FCFA1,274
$1.90
Q13.89
-14.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.81
FCFA1,043
$2.82
Q20.60
+55.1%
Apples (1 lb) $2.23
FCFA1,284
$1.39
Q10.14
-38.0%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.47
FCFA843
$0.59
Q4.30
-59.9%
Oranges (1 lb) $2.09
FCFA1,204
$1.15
Q8.44
-44.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.54
FCFA883
$0.63
Q4.58
-59.2%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.90
FCFA1,092
$0.60
Q4.39
-68.4%
Onions (1 lb) $1.81
FCFA1,043
$0.67
Q4.88
-63.2%
Average -38.4%
Malabo vs. Guatemala City - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 29.1% less for transportation

  Malabo help_outline Guatemala City help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.38
FCFA1,943
$3.11
Q22.77
-7.9%
Monthly public transit pass $50.92
FCFA29,278
$11.65
Q85.26
-77.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,346.97
FCFA14,572,477
$18,129.87
Q132,629.03
-28.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $8.68
FCFA4,990
$8.42
Q61.58
-3.0%
Average -29.1%
Malabo vs. Guatemala City - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 92.8% more for housing

  Malabo help_outline Guatemala City help_outline  
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $146.82
FCFA84,409
$69.98
Q511.91
-52.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $184.68
FCFA106,175
$588.88
Q4,307.95
+218.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $129.27
FCFA74,322
$370.11
Q2,707.58
+186.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $40.95
FCFA23,546
$48.38
Q353.93
+18.1%
Average +92.8%
Malabo vs. Guatemala City - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 2.3 times more for childcare

  Malabo help_outline Guatemala City help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $78.49
FCFA45,124
$196.29
Q1,435.98
+150.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,004.21
FCFA1,152,261
$4,271.31
Q31,246.77
+113.1%
Average +131.6%
Malabo vs. Guatemala City - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 11.6% more for entertainment and sports

  Malabo help_outline Guatemala City help_outline  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.39
FCFA796
$2.59
Q18.95
+87.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.92
FCFA2,831
$2.20
Q16.06
-55.4%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.85
FCFA1,062
$3.24
Q23.68
+75.3%
Monthly membership at local gym $63.10
FCFA36,280
$51.20
Q374.52
-18.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $8.35
FCFA4,799
$5.83
Q42.63
-30.2%
Average +11.6%
Malabo vs. Guatemala City - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 9.0% more for clothing

  Malabo help_outline Guatemala City help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $27.70
FCFA15,926
$58.27
Q426.31
+110.4%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $64.64
FCFA37,161
$46.10
Q337.21
-28.7%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $277.02
FCFA159,262
$92.62
Q677.56
-66.6%
Men's business shoes (leather) $73.87
FCFA42,470
$89.18
Q652.38
+20.7%
Average +9.0%
Malabo vs. Guatemala City - Cost of clothing
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