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Malabo vs. Windhoek Cost of Living Summary

Malabo is 9.7% more expensive than Windhoek.

Restaurants
pay 15.4% more in Malabo
Groceries
pay 41.9% more in Malabo
Transportation
pay 1.4% more in Malabo
Housing
pay 62.1% less in Malabo
Childcare
pay 93.4% less in Malabo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 54.3% more in Malabo
Clothing
pay 2.1 times more in Malabo

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

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Malabo vs. Windhoek Cost Breakdown

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

pay 15.4% more for restaurants

 
Windhoek
Malabo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.97
NAD180.81
??
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.19
NAD85.60
$8.90
FCFA5,106
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.98
NAD16.07
$0.89
FCFA511
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pay 41.9% more for groceries

 
Windhoek
Malabo
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.87
NAD14.27
??
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.40
NAD56.03
$3.36
FCFA1,927
Milk (1 gallon) $5.39
NAD88.92
$10.78
FCFA6,185
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pay 1.4% more for transportation

 
Windhoek
Malabo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.74
NAD78.11
??
Monthly public transit pass $46.19
NAD761.29
$26.33
FCFA15,101
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,093.12
NAD381K
$32,972.23
FCFA19M
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pay 62.1% less for housing

 
Windhoek
Malabo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $54.55
NAD899.18
$17.81
FCFA10,212
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $537.56
NAD8,860.56
$267.09
FCFA153K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $397.07
NAD6,544.97
$124.64
FCFA71,487
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pay 93.4% less for childcare

 
Windhoek
Malabo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $215.99
NAD3,560.22
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,426.88
NAD89,451.45
$356.12
FCFA204K
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pay 54.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Windhoek
Malabo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.02
NAD33.31
??
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.00
NAD32.95
$5.34
FCFA3,064
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.89
NAD47.58
$4.51
FCFA2,586
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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

 
Windhoek
Malabo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $53.61
NAD883.64
$26.71
FCFA15,319
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $27.98
NAD461.21
$133.54
FCFA76,593
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $93.20
NAD1,536.17
??
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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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