Cost of living in Equatorial Guinea

Hi,

I've been living as an expat in Equatorial Guinea for 2 years now. I am living in Malabo, the island part of EG, which is a little bit more expensive than the continental part.

First of all u should know that EG is very expensive, due to the oil and Gas activity.

The prices indicated are in XAF. u can go check the conversion rates on wwww.oanda.com.

> accommodation prices

Houses are pretty expensive, and very difficult to find. For an appartement wit air conditionner, generator and water, u would need to pay at least XAF 1,000,000

> public transportation fares (tube, bus etc ...)

The only public transportation taken by expat are taxis. U should pay XAF 500 for transportation wihin malabo and XAF 1000 from the city to the suburb. from teh airport to the city it's XAF 3000.

> food prices(per month, how much does it cost you?)

Per month it costs around 600,000 per person. (Including restaurants)

> health prices (for those who need medical insurance)

The medical insurance fees will depend of the insurance company. However, a doctor in Malabo would take around XAF 15,000 for a visit and for a malaria test it is between XAF 5000 to 15000.

> eduction prices (if you need to pay)

Sorry I have no idea..

> energy prices (oil, electricity)

For a house of 3 rooms i am paying XAF 180,000. It is quite expensive because oif the consumption of teh several air conditionner. But if you have a generator, you will have to add the price of oil to this bill.

> common bills (Internet, television, telephone, mobile phone)

Internet: XAF 30,000 per months for a fairconnection
Telephone: rarely used
Cell phone: a line costs between XAF 2,000 to XAF 5,000. The minutes of communication is around XAF 180 per minute.

> prices of a good menu in a traditional restaurant

In a european style restaurant the menu will be between XAF 6,000 and 15,000.

In african redstaurant, it will be around XAF 6,000

> prices of a beer and or a coffee in a regular pub

Beer is very cheep

Beer in an african bar: XAF 500 to 1000, ina  pub or night club: XAF 2000. Coffee is always between XAF 500 to XAF 2000

> price of the cinema

No Cinema in Equatorial Guinea. Yes it's weird but true.

hello

my partner and myself are seeking to find more information about living in EG. we intially are seeking to go there for a holiday later on this year and will like information regarding costs of hotel accomodation or any recommendations for places to rent for a month.

Does anybody have any information?