Cost of living comparison

Equatorial Guinea

compared to

Uzbekistan

Tashkent vs. Malabo Cost of Living Summary

Tashkent is 17.7% more expensive than Malabo.

Restaurants: pay 27.3% less in Tashkent
Groceries: pay 28.0% less in Tashkent
Transportation: pay 50.1% less in Tashkent
Housing: pay 69.8% more in Tashkent
Childcare: pay 27.6 times more in Tashkent
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1% more in Tashkent

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

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Tashkent vs. Malabo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tashkent instead of Malabo, you would:

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pay 27.3% less for restaurants

	Malabo	Tashkent
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$6.78 UZS81,249.76	-20.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$5.09 UZS60,937.32	-40.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA500	$0.74 UZS8,874.96	-13.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 FCFA250	$0.35 UZS4,164.05	-18.5%
Average			-27.3%

Malabo vs. Tashkent - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.0% less for groceries

	Malabo	Tashkent
Bread 1 loaf	??	$0.84 UZS10,020.31
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA1,973	$4.12 UZS49,366.49	+22.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.34 FCFA6,056	$4.94 UZS59,172.38	-52.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 FCFA2,200	$1.85 UZS22,117.37	-50.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 FCFA1,588	$1.91 UZS22,911.10	-29.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 FCFA635	$0.70 UZS8,349.81	-35.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 FCFA454	$0.83 UZS9,945.25	+7.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.04 UZS12,402.90
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.77 UZS9,244.29
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.26 UZS3,166.88
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.18 UZS2,159.14
Average			-28.0%

Malabo vs. Tashkent - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.1% less for transportation

	Malabo	Tashkent
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$4.48 UZS53,652.64
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 FCFA15,461	$12.72 UZS152K	-51.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,056.06 FCFA19M	$16,956.24 UZS203M	-48.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.67 UZS43,923.62
Average			-50.1%

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pay 69.8% more for housing

	Malabo	Tashkent
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$13.64 UZS163K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$605.03 UZS7M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.95 FCFA131K	$380.19 UZS5M	+69.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$51.76 UZS620K
Average			+69.8%

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pay 27.6 times more for childcare

	Malabo	Tashkent
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$332.64 UZS4M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$341.40 FCFA200K	$9,430.29 UZS113M	+2662.2%
Average			+2662.2%

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pay 3.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Malabo	Tashkent
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.71 FCFA1,000	$2.12 UZS25,390.55	+24.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.69 FCFA2,749	$2.63 UZS31,559.17	-43.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,648	$2.03 UZS24,374.93	-55.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.14 FCFA19,996	$64.29 UZS770K	+88.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,156	$5.93 UZS71,093.54	+10.1%
Average			+3.1%

Malabo vs. Tashkent - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Malabo	Tashkent
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$50.12 UZS600K
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$58.44 UZS700K
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$112.30 UZS1M
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$138.19 UZS2M

Malabo vs. Tashkent - Cost of clothing

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