Cost of living comparison

Equatorial Guinea

compared to

Kenya

Nairobi vs. Malabo Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 12.0% more expensive than Malabo.

Restaurants: pay 21.0% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 22.3% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 2.1% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 3.3% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 36.1 times more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.4% more in Nairobi

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

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Nairobi vs. Malabo Cost Breakdown

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pay 21.0% less for restaurants

	Malabo	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$6.16 KES799.94	-27.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$6.54 KES849.93	-23.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA500	$0.64 KES83.56	-24.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 FCFA250	$0.59 KES76.66	+38.3%
Average			-21.0%

Malabo vs. Nairobi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.3% less for groceries

	Malabo	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	??	$0.55 KES71.26
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA1,973	$5.32 KES691.33	+58.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.34 FCFA6,056	$3.32 KES430.56	-67.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 FCFA2,200	$1.73 KES224.22	-54.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 FCFA1,588	$2.90 KES376.27	+6.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 FCFA635	$1.52 KES197.64	+40.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 FCFA454	$0.49 KES63.14	-37.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.91 KES118.21
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.51 KES66.02
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.49 KES63.98
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.49 KES63.24
Average			-22.3%

Malabo vs. Nairobi - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1% more for transportation

	Malabo	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$5.96 KES774.52
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 FCFA15,461	$46.20 KES5,999.54	+75.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,056.06 FCFA19M	$21,558.36 KES3M	-34.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$13.86 KES1,799.86
Average			+2.1%

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pay 3.3% less for housing

	Malabo	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$34.94 KES4,538.11
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$445.43 KES57,848.49
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.95 FCFA131K	$216.55 KES28,122.83	-3.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$42.75 KES5,552.19
Average			-3.3%

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pay 36.1 times more for childcare

	Malabo	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$248.58 KES32,283.23
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$341.40 FCFA200K	$12,318.78 KES2M	+3508.3%
Average			+3508.3%

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pay 11.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Malabo	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.71 FCFA1,000	$2.31 KES299.98	+35.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.69 FCFA2,749	$2.64 KES343.31	-43.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,648	$3.54 KES459.96	-21.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.14 FCFA19,996	$50.37 KES6,541.16	+47.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,156	$7.70 KES999.92	+42.9%
Average			+11.4%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Malabo	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$28.10 KES3,649.72
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$29.04 KES3,771.89
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$69.92 KES9,081.12
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$58.58 KES7,608.07

Malabo vs. Nairobi - Cost of clothing

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