Cost of living comparison

Antigua and Barbuda

compared to

Equatorial Guinea

Malabo vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Malabo is 54.7% cheaper than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 40.3% less in Malabo
Groceries: pay 31.0% less in Malabo
Housing: pay 67.0% less in Malabo
Childcare: pay 81.5% less in Malabo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.7% less in Malabo

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

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Malabo vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Malabo instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 40.3% less for restaurants

	Saint John's	Malabo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.65 EC$45.00	$8.54 FCFA4,999	-48.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$8.54 FCFA4,999	-7.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 EC$5.27	$0.85 FCFA500	-56.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$0.43 FCFA250	-64.5%
Average			-40.3%

Saint John's vs. Malabo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.0% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Malabo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 EC$11.50	$3.37 FCFA1,973	-20.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$10.34 FCFA6,056	+23.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.66 EC$18.00	$3.76 FCFA2,200	-43.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 EC$9.53	$2.71 FCFA1,588	-23.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$1.08 FCFA635	-63.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.77 FCFA454	-30.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	??
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	??
Average			-31.0%

Saint John's vs. Malabo - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Saint John's	Malabo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.11 EC$16.50	??
Monthly public transit pass	??	$26.40 FCFA15,461
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$33,056.06 FCFA19M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??

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pay 67.0% less for housing

	Saint John's	Malabo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.40 EC$220.00	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$223.95 FCFA131K	-67.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$198.07 EC$535.29	??
Average			-67.0%

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pay 81.5% less for childcare

	Saint John's	Malabo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$185.01 EC$500.00	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$341.40 FCFA200K	-81.5%
Average			-81.5%

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pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Malabo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.41 EC$6.50	$1.71 FCFA1,000	-29.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$4.69 FCFA2,749	+26.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.52 FCFA2,648
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.75 EC$175.00	$34.14 FCFA19,996	-47.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	$5.39 FCFA3,156	-14.3%
Average			-21.7%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Saint John's	Malabo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	??

Saint John's vs. Malabo - Cost of clothing

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