Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 38.6% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 1.3% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$13.28
FCFA8,125
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$16.59
FCFA10,156
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.66
FCFA1,016
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.24
FCFA762
|
|
pay 26.7% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$3.29
FCFA2,015
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? | ?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.00
|
$9.84
FCFA6,023
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$2.99
FCFA1,828
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.26
FCFA1,382
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.51
FCFA921
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.26
FCFA1,382
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.51
FCFA921
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.88
FCFA1,152
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.26
FCFA1,382
|
|
pay 45.8% less for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$3.14
FCFA1,922
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.47
FCFA4,570
|
|
pay 86.2% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Malabo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$16.59
FCFA10,156
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$207.42
FCFA126,952
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$116.16
FCFA71,093
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$42.51
FCFA26,018
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$66.38
FCFA40,625
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$331.88
FCFA203,124
|
pay 32.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$1.66
FCFA1,016
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$6.64
FCFA4,062
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? | ?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$49.78
FCFA30,469
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$24.89
FCFA15,234
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$103.71
FCFA63,476
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$248.91
FCFA152,343
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$82.97
FCFA50,781
|
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