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Kuala Lumpur vs. Malabo Cost of Living Summary

Kuala Lumpur is 4.6 times more expensive than Malabo.

Restaurants: pay 30.9% less in Kuala Lumpur
Groceries: pay 1.5% more in Kuala Lumpur
Transportation: pay 0.1% more in Kuala Lumpur
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Kuala Lumpur
Childcare: pay 25.3 times more in Kuala Lumpur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.3% less in Kuala Lumpur
Clothing: pay 17.1% more in Kuala Lumpur

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

Kuala Lumpur vs. Malabo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Malabo, you would:

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pay 30.9% less for restaurants

	Malabo	Kuala Lumpur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$4.74 MYR19.59
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.90 FCFA5,036	$4.74 MYR19.59	-46.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA504	$0.89 MYR3.66	-0.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA504	$0.49 MYR2.01	-45.3%
Average			-30.9%

Malabo vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.5% more for groceries

	Malabo	Kuala Lumpur
Bread 1 loaf	??	$0.98 MYR4.03
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.36 FCFA1,900	$7.13 MYR29.45	+112.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.78 FCFA6,100	$7.98 MYR32.96	-26.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.27 FCFA2,417	$2.23 MYR9.21	-47.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 FCFA1,750	$2.09 MYR8.65	-32.3%
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.32 MYR5.45
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.75 MYR3.09
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.22 MYR5.04
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.69 MYR2.86
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.57 MYR2.34
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.62 MYR2.56
Average			+1.5%

Malabo vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.1% more for transportation

	Malabo	Kuala Lumpur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$1.87 MYR7.71
Monthly public transit pass	$26.33 FCFA14,893	$11.85 MYR48.96	-55.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,972.23 FCFA18,650,720	$40,284.36 MYR166,475.12	+22.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.01 FCFA4,532	$10.66 MYR44.07	+33.1%
Average			+0.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Malabo	Kuala Lumpur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.81 FCFA10,072	$25.49 MYR105.32	+43.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$267.09 FCFA151,078	$573.16 MYR2,368.60	+114.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$124.64 FCFA70,503	$350.71 MYR1,449.31	+181.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$46.59 MYR192.54
Average			+113.0%

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pay 25.3 times more for childcare

	Malabo	Kuala Lumpur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$264.45 MYR1,092.86
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$356.12 FCFA201,438	$9,004.74 MYR37,212.09	+2428.6%
Average			+2428.6%

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pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Malabo	Kuala Lumpur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$4.27 MYR17.63
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.34 FCFA3,022	$3.06 MYR12.65	-42.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.51 FCFA2,551	$4.27 MYR17.63	-5.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.61 FCFA20,144	$46.43 MYR191.86	+30.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.38 FCFA3,041	$4.98 MYR20.56	-7.4%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 17.1% more for clothing

	Malabo	Kuala Lumpur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.71 FCFA15,108	$61.66 MYR254.80	+130.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$133.54 FCFA75,539	$37.10 MYR153.34	-72.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$87.80 MYR362.83
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.03 FCFA50,359	$82.47 MYR340.83	-7.4%
Average			+17.1%

Malabo vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of clothing

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