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Malabo vs. Nassau Cost of Living Summary

Malabo is 52.3% cheaper than Nassau.

Restaurants: pay 44.3% less in Malabo
Groceries: pay 35.5% less in Malabo
Transportation: pay 42.6% less in Malabo
Housing: pay 87.1% less in Malabo
Childcare: pay 97.6% less in Malabo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.5% less in Malabo
Clothing: pay 4.7% less in Malabo

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Malabo.

Malabo vs. Nassau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.3% less for restaurants

	Nassau	Malabo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$35.00 BSD35.00	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.50 BSD11.50	$8.90 FCFA5,036	-22.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.93 BSD2.93	$0.89 FCFA504	-69.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 BSD1.50	$0.89 FCFA504	-40.6%
Average			-44.3%

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pay 35.5% less for groceries

	Nassau	Malabo
Bread 1 loaf	$5.78 BSD5.78	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 BSD4.28	$3.36 FCFA1,900	-21.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$16.09 BSD16.09	$10.78 FCFA6,100	-33.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.63 BSD7.63	$4.27 FCFA2,417	-44.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.48 BSD5.48	$3.09 FCFA1,750	-43.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 BSD2.38	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.57 BSD1.57	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.15 BSD2.15	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.38 BSD4.38	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 BSD2.27	??
Onions (1 lb)	$1.99 BSD1.99	??
Average			-35.5%

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pay 42.6% less for transportation

	Nassau	Malabo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 BSD5.38	??
Monthly public transit pass	$45.00 BSD45.00	$26.33 FCFA14,893	-41.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BSD37,500.00	$32,972.23 FCFA18,650,720	-12.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.23 BSD31.23	$8.01 FCFA4,532	-74.3%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 87.1% less for housing

	Nassau	Malabo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.75 BSD101.75	$17.81 FCFA10,072	-82.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,862.50 BSD1,862.50	$267.09 FCFA151,078	-85.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,800.00 BSD1,800.00	$124.64 FCFA70,503	-93.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$230.26 BSD230.26	??
Average			-87.1%

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pay 97.6% less for childcare

	Nassau	Malabo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$716.66 BSD716.66	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,071.43 BSD15,071.43	$356.12 FCFA201,438	-97.6%
Average			-97.6%

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pay 54.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Nassau	Malabo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 BSD5.00	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.40 BSD5.40	$5.34 FCFA3,022	-1.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.35 BSD14.35	$4.51 FCFA2,551	-68.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$142.75 BSD142.75	$35.61 FCFA20,144	-75.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.00 BSD20.00	$5.38 FCFA3,041	-73.1%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 4.7% less for clothing

	Nassau	Malabo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.17 BSD64.17	$26.71 FCFA15,108	-58.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$76.67 BSD76.67	$133.54 FCFA75,539	+74.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.88 BSD114.88	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.14 BSD127.14	$89.03 FCFA50,359	-30.0%
Average			-4.7%

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