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Malabo vs. Vilnius Cost of Living Summary

Malabo is 23.8% cheaper than Vilnius.

Restaurants
pay 40.9% less in Malabo
Groceries
pay 19.7% more in Malabo
Transportation
pay 22.2% less in Malabo
Housing
pay 49.7% less in Malabo
Childcare
pay 96.2% less in Malabo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 9.8% less in Malabo
Clothing
pay 32.6% more in Malabo

The cost of clothing and groceries in Malabo are more expensive than in Vilnius. Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Malabo.

Malabo vs. Vilnius Cost Breakdown

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

pay 40.9% less for restaurants

 
Vilnius
Malabo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.02
€12.23
??
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.05
€7.89
$8.90
FCFA5,094
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.09
€1.82
$0.89
FCFA509

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pay 19.7% more for groceries

 
Vilnius
Malabo
Bread
1 loaf
$1.56
€1.36
??
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.34
€5.53
$3.36
FCFA1,922
Milk (1 gallon) $5.83
€5.08
$10.78
FCFA6,171

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pay 22.2% less for transportation

 
Vilnius
Malabo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.49
€5.66
??
Monthly public transit pass $35.62
€31.08
$26.33
FCFA15,066
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,068.89
€30,591.78
$32,972.23
FCFA19M

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pay 49.7% less for housing

 
Vilnius
Malabo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.63
€15.38
$17.81
FCFA10,189
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $864.31
€753.97
$267.09
FCFA153K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $653.10
€569.72
$124.64
FCFA71,321

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pay 96.2% less for childcare

 
Vilnius
Malabo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $630.27
€549.80
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,334.18
€8,142.53
$356.12
FCFA204K

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pay 9.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Vilnius
Malabo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.84
€5.09
??
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.69
€3.22
$5.34
FCFA3,057
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.90
€5.15
$4.51
FCFA2,580

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pay 32.6% more for clothing

 
Vilnius
Malabo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$87.70
€76.50
$26.71
FCFA15,283
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.09
€38.46
$133.54
FCFA76,416
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$107.39
€93.68
??

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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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