Cost of living comparison

Equatorial Guinea

compared to

Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo vs. Malabo Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 25.2% more expensive than Malabo.

Restaurants: pay 7.7% more in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 23.6% less in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 30.3% less in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 56.4% more in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 21.7 times more in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.7% less in Santo Domingo

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

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Santo Domingo vs. Malabo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Malabo, you would:

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pay 7.7% more for restaurants

	Malabo	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$9.95 DOP603.08	+16.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$7.54 DOP457.33	-11.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA500	$1.04 DOP63.10	+22.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 FCFA250	$0.57 DOP34.55	+33.6%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 23.6% less for groceries

	Malabo	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.51 DOP91.80
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA1,973	$3.62 DOP219.56	+7.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.34 FCFA6,056	$5.19 DOP314.37	-49.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 FCFA2,200	$2.34 DOP141.81	-37.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 FCFA1,588	$2.53 DOP153.27	-6.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 FCFA635	$1.45 DOP87.78	+33.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 FCFA454	$0.37 DOP22.23	-52.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.24 DOP74.89
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.83 DOP50.42
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.91 DOP55.40
Onions (1 lb)	??	$1.00 DOP60.64
Average			-23.6%

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pay 30.3% less for transportation

	Malabo	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$5.38 DOP325.94
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 FCFA15,461	$18.24 DOP1,105.64	-30.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,056.06 FCFA19M	$23,212.79 DOP1M	-29.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$21.22 DOP1,286.56
Average			-30.3%

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pay 56.4% more for housing

	Malabo	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$36.30 DOP2,200.55
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$721.96 DOP43,765.81
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.95 FCFA131K	$350.20 DOP21,229.32	+56.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$70.91 DOP4,298.83
Average			+56.4%

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pay 21.7 times more for childcare

	Malabo	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$252.26 DOP15,292.26
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$341.40 FCFA200K	$7,399.96 DOP449K	+2067.5%
Average			+2067.5%

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pay 0.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Malabo	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.71 FCFA1,000	$2.49 DOP150.77	+45.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.69 FCFA2,749	$2.27 DOP137.79	-51.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,648	$5.32 DOP322.65	+17.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.14 FCFA19,996	$29.64 DOP1,796.66	-13.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,156	$7.46 DOP452.31	+38.5%
Average			-0.7%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Malabo	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$45.80 DOP2,776.69
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$46.66 DOP2,828.71
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$87.04 DOP5,276.28
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$124.34 DOP7,537.60

Malabo vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of clothing

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