Cost of living comparison

Equatorial Guinea

compared to

New Zealand

Wellington vs. Malabo Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 2.8 times more expensive than Malabo.

Restaurants: pay 61.0% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 29.0% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 58.9% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 5.1 times more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 37.8 times more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.4% more in Wellington

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

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Wellington vs. Malabo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.0% more for restaurants

	Malabo	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$13.73 NZ$24.33	+60.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$9.02 NZ$15.99	+5.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA500	$2.42 NZ$4.29	+183.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 FCFA250	$1.71 NZ$3.03	+300.4%
Average			+61.0%

Malabo vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.0% more for groceries

	Malabo	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	??	$2.16 NZ$3.83
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA1,973	$4.62 NZ$8.19	+37.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.34 FCFA6,056	$7.12 NZ$12.62	-31.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 FCFA2,200	$6.89 NZ$12.22	+83.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 FCFA1,588	$4.37 NZ$7.75	+61.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 FCFA635	$1.40 NZ$2.48	+28.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 FCFA454	$0.99 NZ$1.75	+27.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.37 NZ$2.43
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$2.93 NZ$5.20
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.95 NZ$1.69
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.57 NZ$1.01
Average			+29.0%

Malabo vs. Wellington - Cost of groceries

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pay 58.9% more for transportation

	Malabo	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$7.03 NZ$12.46
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 FCFA15,461	$101.23 NZ$179.42	+283.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,056.06 FCFA19M	$25,203.61 NZ$44,671.43	-23.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$16.19 NZ$28.70
Average			+58.9%

Malabo vs. Wellington - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.1 times more for housing

	Malabo	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$53.32 NZ$94.51
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$1,215.08 NZ$2,153.64
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.95 FCFA131K	$1,141.32 NZ$2,022.91	+409.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$149.83 NZ$265.56
Average			+409.6%

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pay 37.8 times more for childcare

	Malabo	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$1,055.30 NZ$1,870.44
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$341.40 FCFA200K	$12,899.11 NZ$22,862.67	+3678.2%
Average			+3678.2%

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pay 86.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Malabo	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.71 FCFA1,000	$7.28 NZ$12.91	+326.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.69 FCFA2,749	$3.34 NZ$5.93	-28.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,648	$25.18 NZ$44.63	+457.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.14 FCFA19,996	$38.09 NZ$67.52	+11.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,156	$12.04 NZ$21.35	+123.5%
Average			+86.4%

Malabo vs. Wellington - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Malabo	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$77.76 NZ$137.82
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$28.15 NZ$49.89
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$101.77 NZ$180.38
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$152.66 NZ$270.57

Malabo vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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