Cost of living comparison

Equatorial Guinea

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Kuwait

Kuwait City vs. Malabo Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait City is 81.4% more expensive than Malabo.

Restaurants: pay 15.9% more in Kuwait City
Groceries: pay 19.6% less in Kuwait City
Transportation: pay 2.6% more in Kuwait City
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Kuwait City
Childcare: pay 27.5 times more in Kuwait City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.6% more in Kuwait City

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Kuwait City are more expensive than in Malabo. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Kuwait City.

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Kuwait City vs. Malabo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Malabo, you would:

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pay 15.9% more for restaurants

	Malabo	Kuwait City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$12.89 KWD3.990	+51.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$8.86 KWD2.740	+3.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA500	$0.72 KWD0.220	-15.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 FCFA250	$0.30 KWD0.090	-29.2%
Average			+15.9%

Malabo vs. Kuwait City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.6% less for groceries

	Malabo	Kuwait City
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.50 KWD0.470
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA1,973	$2.18 KWD0.680	-35.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.34 FCFA6,056	$6.08 KWD1.880	-41.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 FCFA2,200	$2.10 KWD0.650	-44.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 FCFA1,588	$3.02 KWD0.940	+11.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 FCFA635	$1.11 KWD0.340	+2.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 FCFA454	$0.86 KWD0.270	+10.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.82 KWD0.260
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.69 KWD0.210
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.61 KWD0.190
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.66 KWD0.200
Average			-19.6%

Malabo vs. Kuwait City - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6% more for transportation

	Malabo	Kuwait City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$1.28 KWD0.400
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 FCFA15,461	$48.33 KWD14.970	+83.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,056.06 FCFA19M	$20,942.34 KWD6,486.240	-36.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$30.61 KWD9.480
Average			+2.6%

Malabo vs. Kuwait City - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Malabo	Kuwait City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$29.92 KWD9.270
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$924.68 KWD286.390
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.95 FCFA131K	$635.52 KWD196.830	+183.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$50.13 KWD15.530
Average			+183.8%

Malabo vs. Kuwait City - Cost of housing

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pay 27.5 times more for childcare

	Malabo	Kuwait City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$299.37 KWD92.720
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$341.40 FCFA200K	$9,387.00 KWD2,907.330	+2649.5%
Average			+2649.5%

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pay 82.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Malabo	Kuwait City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.71 FCFA1,000	$3.22 KWD1.000	+88.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.69 FCFA2,749	$5.21 KWD1.610	+11.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,648	$2.74 KWD0.850	-39.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.14 FCFA19,996	$122.83 KWD38.040	+259.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,156	$11.28 KWD3.490	+109.2%
Average			+82.6%

Malabo vs. Kuwait City - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Malabo	Kuwait City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$37.59 KWD11.640
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$39.47 KWD12.220
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$97.66 KWD30.250
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$88.60 KWD27.440

Malabo vs. Kuwait City - Cost of clothing

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