Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 47.0% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB101.79
|
$13.28
FCFA8,125
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB203.58
|
$16.59
FCFA10,156
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB21.24
|
$1.66
FCFA1,016
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB11.54
|
$1.24
FCFA762
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB59.35
|
$3.29
FCFA2,015
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB354.80
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB242.07
|
$9.84
FCFA6,023
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB81.48
|
$2.99
FCFA1,828
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB47.83
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB50.24
|
$2.26
FCFA1,382
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB25.78
|
$1.51
FCFA921
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB37.44
|
$2.26
FCFA1,382
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB28.44
|
$1.51
FCFA921
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB25.40
|
$1.88
FCFA1,152
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB22.53
|
$2.26
FCFA1,382
|
|
pay 27.6% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.86
|
$3.14
FCFA1,922
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,323.26
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,883,098.83
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB385.95
|
$7.47
FCFA4,570
|
|
pay 38.7% less for housing
Bangkok
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB552.82
|
$16.59
FCFA10,156
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB22,333.73
|
$207.42
FCFA126,952
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB10,556.60
|
$116.16
FCFA71,093
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,570.68
|
$42.51
FCFA26,018
|
|
pay 93.2% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB22,564.68
|
$66.38
FCFA40,625
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB451,774.84
|
$331.88
FCFA203,124
|
|
pay 48.8% more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB76.34
|
$1.66
FCFA1,016
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB86.87
|
$6.64
FCFA4,062
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB152.68
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB2,117.84
|
$49.78
FCFA30,469
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB254.47
|
?? | |
pay 61.1% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,976.78
|
$24.89
FCFA15,234
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,442.04
|
$103.71
FCFA63,476
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,733.55
|
$248.91
FCFA152,343
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,395.64
|
$82.97
FCFA50,781
|
|
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