Cost of living comparison

Lesotho

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Equatorial Guinea

Malabo vs. Maseru Cost of Living Summary

Malabo is 76.1% more expensive than Maseru.

Restaurants: pay 10.4% less in Malabo
Groceries: pay 33.0% more in Malabo
Transportation: pay 20.7% more in Malabo
Housing: pay 4.0 times more in Malabo
Childcare: pay 71.1% less in Malabo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.7% more in Malabo

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

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Malabo vs. Maseru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.4% less for restaurants

	Maseru	Malabo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 LSL148.38	$8.54 FCFA4,983	-5.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 LSL138.49	$8.54 FCFA4,983	+1.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 LSL17.56	$0.85 FCFA498	-20.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 LSL13.85	$0.43 FCFA249	-49.3%
Average			-10.4%

Maseru vs. Malabo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.0% more for groceries

	Maseru	Malabo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 LSL13.60	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 LSL54.39	$3.37 FCFA1,966	+1.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.38 LSL72.07	$10.34 FCFA6,036	+136.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 LSL25.32	$3.76 FCFA2,193	+144.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.79 LSL45.98	$2.71 FCFA1,583	-2.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 LSL14.02	$1.08 FCFA633	+27.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 LSL16.71	$0.77 FCFA452	-23.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 LSL20.19	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 LSL17.95	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 LSL11.66	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 LSL12.00	??
Average			+33.0%

Maseru vs. Malabo - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.7% more for transportation

	Maseru	Malabo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 LSL81.93	??
Monthly public transit pass	$30.04 LSL494.60	$26.40 FCFA15,411	-12.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,030.86 LSL346K	$33,056.06 FCFA19M	+57.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.01 LSL98.92	??
Average			+20.7%

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

	Maseru	Malabo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.30 LSL630.53	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$55.58 LSL915.01	$223.95 FCFA131K	+302.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	??
Average			+302.9%

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pay 71.1% less for childcare

	Maseru	Malabo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.06 LSL857.06	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	$341.40 FCFA199K	-71.1%
Average			-71.1%

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pay 38.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Maseru	Malabo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 LSL29.68	$1.71 FCFA997	-5.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 LSL32.97	$4.69 FCFA2,741	+134.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 LSL84.08	$4.52 FCFA2,639	-11.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.03 LSL379.19	$34.14 FCFA19,932	+48.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.39 FCFA3,146
Average			+38.7%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Maseru	Malabo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.07 LSL758.38	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.58 LSL915.01	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	??

Maseru vs. Malabo - Cost of clothing

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