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Malabo vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Malabo is 94.4% more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 0.5% less in Malabo
Groceries: pay 39.3% more in Malabo
Transportation: pay 65.2% more in Malabo
Housing: pay 46.3% less in Malabo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.2 times more in Malabo
Clothing: pay 90.8% more in Malabo

The cost of entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and groceries in Malabo are more expensive than in N'djamena. Expenses including housing and restaurants are lower in Malabo. Notably, entertainment and sports and clothing are significantly more expensive in Malabo.

Malabo vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Malabo instead of N'djamena, you would:

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pay 0.5% less for restaurants

	N'djamena	Malabo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.94 FCFA5,118	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$8.90 FCFA5,094
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA512	$0.89 FCFA509	-0.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA512	$0.89 FCFA509	-0.5%
Average			-0.5%

N'djamena vs. Malabo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.3% more for groceries

	N'djamena	Malabo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.36 FCFA205	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.79 FCFA1,024	$3.36 FCFA1,922	+87.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.33 FCFA8,201	$10.78 FCFA6,171	-24.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 FCFA1,228	$4.27 FCFA2,445	+99.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 FCFA1,857	$3.09 FCFA1,770	-4.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 FCFA1,277	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 FCFA580	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 FCFA696	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA665	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA433	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA433	??
Average			+39.3%

N'djamena vs. Malabo - Cost of groceries

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pay 65.2% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Malabo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 FCFA2,456	??
Monthly public transit pass	$89.44 FCFA51,177	$26.33 FCFA15,066	-70.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,342.25 FCFA7M	$32,972.23 FCFA19M	+167.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.02 FCFA2,303	$8.01 FCFA4,585	+99.1%
Average			+65.2%

N'djamena vs. Malabo - Cost of transportation

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pay 46.3% less for housing

	N'djamena	Malabo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$447.18 FCFA256K	$17.81 FCFA10,189	-96.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,517.71 FCFA868K	$267.09 FCFA153K	-82.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.44 FCFA51,177	$124.64 FCFA71,321	+39.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	??
Average			-46.3%

N'djamena vs. Malabo - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Malabo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$356.12 FCFA204K

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pay 5.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Malabo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 FCFA768	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.89 FCFA512	$5.34 FCFA3,057	+497.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.03 FCFA589	$4.51 FCFA2,580	+338.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$35.61 FCFA20,378
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.38 FCFA3,076
Average			+417.9%

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pay 90.8% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Malabo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.83 FCFA15,353	$26.71 FCFA15,283	-0.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.77 FCFA20,471	$133.54 FCFA76,416	+273.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$44.72 FCFA25,588	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.44 FCFA51,177	$89.03 FCFA50,944	-0.5%
Average			+90.8%

N'djamena vs. Malabo - 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: March 2026

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