Cost of living comparison

Equatorial Guinea

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Vanuatu

Port Vila vs. Malabo Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 2.9 times more expensive than Malabo.

Restaurants: pay 87.5% more in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 88.8% more in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 26.4% more in Port Vila
Housing: pay 5.1 times more in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 20.1 times more in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.6% more in Port Vila

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

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Port Vila vs. Malabo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Vila instead of Malabo, you would:

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pay 87.5% more for restaurants

	Malabo	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$12.67 VUV1,500	+48.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$14.35 VUV1,700	+68.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA500	$2.28 VUV270	+167.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 FCFA250	$2.36 VUV279	+452.1%
Average			+87.5%

Malabo vs. Port Vila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 88.8% more for groceries

	Malabo	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.94 VUV230
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA1,973	$8.86 VUV1,050	+163.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.34 FCFA6,056	$10.63 VUV1,259	+2.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 FCFA2,200	$6.23 VUV737	+65.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 FCFA1,588	$7.40 VUV877	+173.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 FCFA635	$3.24 VUV384	+199.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 FCFA454	$0.96 VUV113	+23.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.78 VUV211
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$4.21 VUV499
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$4.02 VUV476
Onions (1 lb)	??	$1.57 VUV186
Average			+88.8%

Malabo vs. Port Vila - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.4% more for transportation

	Malabo	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$6.78 VUV803
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 FCFA15,461	$67.55 VUV8,000	+155.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,056.06 FCFA19M	$23,220.47 VUV3M	-29.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.29 VUV1,100
Average			+26.4%

Malabo vs. Port Vila - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.1 times more for housing

	Malabo	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$363.08 VUV43,000
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$1,579.90 VUV187K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.95 FCFA131K	$1,131.05 VUV134K	+405.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$484.28 VUV57,353
Average			+405.1%

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pay 20.1 times more for childcare

	Malabo	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$624.84 VUV74,000
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$341.40 FCFA200K	$6,873.26 VUV814K	+1913.2%
Average			+1913.2%

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pay 78.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Malabo	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.71 FCFA1,000	$5.07 VUV600	+196.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.69 FCFA2,749	$4.08 VUV483	-13.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,648	$9.29 VUV1,100	+105.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.14 FCFA19,996	$68.29 VUV8,088	+100.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,156	??
Average			+78.6%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Malabo	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$40.99 VUV4,854
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$67.55 VUV8,000
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$84.40 VUV9,995
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$101.28 VUV11,995

Malabo vs. Port Vila - Cost of clothing

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