Cost of living comparison

Chad

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Equatorial Guinea

Malabo vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Malabo is 60.9% more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 10.1% less in Malabo
Groceries: pay 0.4% less in Malabo
Transportation: pay 3.0% more in Malabo
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Malabo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in Malabo

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

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Malabo vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.1% less for restaurants

	N'djamena	Malabo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$8.54 FCFA4,983
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$8.54 FCFA4,983
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$0.85 FCFA498
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$0.43 FCFA249	-50.0%
Average			-10.1%

N'djamena vs. Malabo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.4% less for groceries

	N'djamena	Malabo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.34 FCFA199	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.71 FCFA997	$3.37 FCFA1,966	+97.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 FCFA7,985	$10.34 FCFA6,036	-24.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,196	$3.76 FCFA2,193	+83.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,808	$2.71 FCFA1,583	-12.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 FCFA1,243	$1.08 FCFA633	-49.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA565	$0.77 FCFA452	-20.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA678	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA648	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	??
Average			-0.4%

N'djamena vs. Malabo - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.0% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Malabo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 FCFA2,829	??
Monthly public transit pass	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$26.40 FCFA15,411	-69.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	$33,056.06 FCFA19M	+180.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 FCFA2,242	??
Average			+3.0%

N'djamena vs. Malabo - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	N'djamena	Malabo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$426.76 FCFA249K	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,707.02 FCFA997K	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$223.95 FCFA131K	+162.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.63 FCFA19,053	??
Average			+162.4%

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	??	$341.40 FCFA199K

N'djamena vs. Malabo - Cost of childcare

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Malabo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 FCFA747	$1.71 FCFA997	+33.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.85 FCFA498	$4.69 FCFA2,741	+450.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.98 FCFA573	$4.52 FCFA2,639	+360.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$34.14 FCFA19,932
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.39 FCFA3,146
Average			+201.2%

N'djamena vs. Malabo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	N'djamena	Malabo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 FCFA14,949	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.14 FCFA19,932	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.68 FCFA24,915	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.35 FCFA49,830	??

N'djamena vs. Malabo - Cost of clothing

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