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Equatorial Guinea vs. Malawi Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 54.4% more expensive than Malawi overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.0% more in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 77.9% more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare: pay 75.8% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.2% more in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing: pay 90.2% more in Equatorial Guinea

The cost of transportation, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Equatorial Guinea are more expensive than in Malawi. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Equatorial Guinea. Notably, transportation, clothing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Equatorial Guinea.

Equatorial Guinea vs. Malawi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Malawi, you would:

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pay 30.0% more for restaurants

	Malawi	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.94 MWK8,546.53	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.59 MWK16,599.35	$8.90 FCFA4,976	-7.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 MWK1,520.92	$0.89 FCFA498	+1.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 MWK787.59	$0.89 FCFA498	+95.7%
Average			+30.0%

Malawi vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 77.9% more for groceries

	Malawi	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.25 MWK2,170.61	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.83 MWK8,362.60	$3.36 FCFA1,878	-30.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.70 MWK6,411.01	$10.78 FCFA6,027	+191.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MWK3,776.48	$4.27 FCFA2,388	+95.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 MWK3,458.39	$3.09 FCFA1,729	+54.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 MWK1,878.71	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 MWK1,407.41	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 MWK1,552.35	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 MWK1,028.86	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 MWK1,059.32	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 MWK1,013.23	??
Average			+77.9%

Malawi vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Malawi	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.04 MWK10,451.79	??
Monthly public transit pass	$4.32 MWK7,482.57	$26.33 FCFA14,715	+509.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,205.31 MWK60,950,860.76	$32,972.23 FCFA18,427,508	-6.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.15 MWK34,889.48	$8.01 FCFA4,478	-60.2%
Average			+147.6%

Malawi vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of transportation

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pay (unknown) more for housing

	Malawi	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$184.06 MWK318,658.64	$17.81 FCFA9,951	-90.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$201.16 MWK348,275.70	$267.09 FCFA149,270	+32.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$79.07 MWK136,888.50	$124.64 FCFA69,659	+57.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.77 MWK55,009.78	??

Malawi vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of housing

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pay 75.8% less for childcare

	Malawi	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$354.19 MWK613,206.73	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,471.60 MWK2,547,772.73	$356.12 FCFA199,027	-75.8%
Average			-75.8%

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pay 56.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Malawi	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 MWK2,559.90	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.85 MWK4,934.84	$5.34 FCFA2,985	+87.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.98 MWK3,429.16	$4.51 FCFA2,520	+127.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.41 MWK83,812.70	$35.61 FCFA19,903	-26.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.95 MWK6,839.59	$5.38 FCFA3,004	+36.1%
Average			+56.2%

Malawi vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 90.2% more for clothing

	Malawi	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.72 MWK77,415.69	$26.71 FCFA14,927	-40.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.73 MWK60,134.17	$133.54 FCFA74,635	+284.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$58.69 MWK101,615.11	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.38 MWK121,855.00	$89.03 FCFA49,757	+26.5%
Average			+90.2%

Malawi vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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