Cost of living comparison

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Malabo vs. Managua Cost of Living Summary

Malabo is 11.0% more expensive than Managua.

Restaurants
pay 8.2% less in Malabo
Groceries
pay 21.8% more in Malabo
Transportation
pay 2.4 times more in Malabo
Housing
pay 23.7% more in Malabo
Childcare
pay 94.4% less in Malabo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 6.4% more in Malabo

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

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Malabo vs. Managua Cost Breakdown

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

pay 8.2% less for restaurants

 
Managua
Malabo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.00
NIO367.55
$8.54
FCFA4,999
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.61
NIO279.70
$8.54
FCFA4,999
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.88
NIO32.45
$0.85
FCFA500
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pay 21.8% more for groceries

 
Managua
Malabo
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.37
NIO87.23
??
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.80
NIO213.06
$3.37
FCFA1,973
Milk (1 gallon) $4.68
NIO172.14
$10.34
FCFA6,056
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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

 
Managua
Malabo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.06
NIO185.87
??
Monthly public transit pass $6.01
NIO220.81
$26.40
FCFA15,461
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,973.64
NIO844K
$33,056.06
FCFA19M
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pay 23.7% more for housing

 
Managua
Malabo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $32.47
NIO1,193.32
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $256.40
NIO9,423.86
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $181.00
NIO6,652.57
$223.95
FCFA131K
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pay 94.4% less for childcare

 
Managua
Malabo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $235.82
NIO8,667.36
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,060.00
NIO223K
$341.40
FCFA200K
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pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Managua
Malabo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
NIO55.13
$1.71
FCFA1,000
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.60
NIO95.56
$4.69
FCFA2,749
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.73
NIO100.24
$4.52
FCFA2,648
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Managua
Malabo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $59.88
NIO2,200.91
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $65.00
NIO2,389.04
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $122.64
NIO4,507.73
??
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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