Cost of living comparison

Equatorial Guinea

compared to

Mexico

Mexico City vs. Malabo Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 90.1% more expensive than Malabo.

Restaurants: pay 47.2% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 14.1% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 30.2% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 35.3 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.6% more in Mexico City

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

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Mexico City vs. Malabo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.2% more for restaurants

	Malabo	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$11.13 MX$205.76	+30.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$11.07 MX$204.73	+29.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$1.63 MX$30.14	+90.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 FCFA249	$1.30 MX$24.06	+204.9%
Average			+47.2%

Malabo vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.1% more for groceries

	Malabo	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	??	$3.03 MX$56.07
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA1,966	$6.02 MX$111.38	+78.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.34 FCFA6,036	$6.73 MX$124.42	-34.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 FCFA2,193	$2.87 MX$53.00	-23.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 FCFA1,583	$4.39 MX$81.13	+61.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 FCFA633	$1.43 MX$26.42	+31.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 FCFA452	$0.90 MX$16.67	+16.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.93 MX$17.19
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.04 MX$19.27
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.91 MX$16.90
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.85 MX$15.71
Average			+14.1%

Malabo vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.2% less for transportation

	Malabo	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$5.76 MX$106.56
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 FCFA15,411	$20.03 MX$370.37	-24.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,056.06 FCFA19M	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-34.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$6.54 MX$120.88
Average			-30.2%

Malabo vs. Mexico City - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Malabo	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$34.66 MX$640.87
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$1,053.82 MX$19,488.15
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.95 FCFA131K	$672.38 MX$12,434.27	+200.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$47.71 MX$882.34
Average			+200.2%

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pay 35.3 times more for childcare

	Malabo	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$435.78 MX$8,058.88
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$341.40 FCFA199K	$12,045.70 MX$223K	+3428.3%
Average			+3428.3%

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pay 33.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Malabo	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.71 FCFA997	$3.34 MX$61.73	+95.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.69 FCFA2,741	$3.80 MX$70.36	-19.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,639	$5.29 MX$97.74	+16.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.14 FCFA19,932	$57.09 MX$1,055.72	+67.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,146	$6.68 MX$123.46	+23.9%
Average			+33.6%

Malabo vs. Mexico City - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Malabo	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$70.61 MX$1,305.78
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$53.64 MX$991.98
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$109.04 MX$2,016.43
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$115.97 MX$2,144.64

Malabo vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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