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N'djamena vs. Malabo Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 2.5 times more expensive than Malabo.

Restaurants: pay 0.5% more in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 14.7% less in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 42.4% more in N'djamena
Housing: pay 10.5 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.2% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 24.1% less in N'djamena

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

N'djamena vs. Malabo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in N'djamena instead of Malabo, you would:

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pay 0.5% more for restaurants

	Malabo	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$8.94 FCFA4,998
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.90 FCFA4,976	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA498	$0.89 FCFA500	+0.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA498	$0.89 FCFA500	+0.5%
Average			+0.5%

Malabo vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.7% less for groceries

	Malabo	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	??	$0.36 FCFA200
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.36 FCFA1,878	$1.79 FCFA1,000	-46.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.78 FCFA6,027	$14.33 FCFA8,010	+32.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.27 FCFA2,388	$2.15 FCFA1,200	-49.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 FCFA1,729	$3.25 FCFA1,814	+4.9%
Apples (1 lb)	??	$2.23 FCFA1,247
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.01 FCFA567
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.22 FCFA680
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.16 FCFA650
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.76 FCFA423
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.76 FCFA423
Average			-14.7%

Malabo vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.4% more for transportation

	Malabo	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$4.29 FCFA2,399
Monthly public transit pass	$26.33 FCFA14,715	$89.44 FCFA49,984	+239.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,972.23 FCFA18,427,508	$12,342.25 FCFA6,897,829	-62.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.01 FCFA4,478	$4.02 FCFA2,249	-49.8%
Average			+42.4%

Malabo vs. N'djamena - Cost of transportation

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pay 10.5 times more for housing

	Malabo	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.81 FCFA9,951	$447.18 FCFA249,921	+2411.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$267.09 FCFA149,270	$1,517.71 FCFA848,218	+468.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$124.64 FCFA69,659	$89.44 FCFA49,984	-28.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	??
Average			+950.5%

Malabo vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Malabo	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$356.12 FCFA199,027	??

Malabo vs. N'djamena - Cost of childcare

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pay 80.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Malabo	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$1.34 FCFA750
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.34 FCFA2,985	$0.89 FCFA500	-83.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.51 FCFA2,520	$1.03 FCFA575	-77.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.61 FCFA19,903	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.38 FCFA3,004	??
Average			-80.2%

Malabo vs. N'djamena - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 24.1% less for clothing

	Malabo	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.71 FCFA14,927	$26.83 FCFA14,995	+0.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$133.54 FCFA74,635	$35.77 FCFA19,994	-73.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$44.72 FCFA24,992
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.03 FCFA49,757	$89.44 FCFA49,984	+0.5%
Average			-24.1%

Malabo vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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