Cost of living comparison

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Malabo vs. Vatican City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Malabo instead of Vatican City, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Vatican City
Malabo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? ??
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $8.90
FCFA5,106
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.89
FCFA511

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Vatican City
Malabo
Bread
1 loaf
?? ??
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $3.36
FCFA1,927
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $10.78
FCFA6,185

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Vatican City
Malabo
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? ??
Monthly public transit pass ?? $26.33
FCFA15,101
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $32,972.23
FCFA19M

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Vatican City
Malabo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $17.81
FCFA10,212
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $267.09
FCFA153K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $124.64
FCFA71,487

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Vatican City
Malabo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? ??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $356.12
FCFA204K

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Vatican City
Malabo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? ??
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $5.34
FCFA3,064
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $4.51
FCFA2,586

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Vatican City
Malabo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $26.71
FCFA15,319
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $133.54
FCFA76,593
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? ??

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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: July 2026
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