Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 2.9% more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 79.8% more for restaurants
|
Kingston
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.40
JMD993.24
|
$13.28
FCFA8,125
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.68
JMD1,191.89
|
$16.59
FCFA10,156
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
JMD191.77
|
$1.66
FCFA1,016
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
JMD119.95
|
$1.24
FCFA762
|
|
pay 18.4% more for groceries
|
Kingston
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.26
JMD506.21
|
$3.29
FCFA2,015
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.03
JMD1,091.83
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
JMD2,495.41
|
$9.84
FCFA6,023
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
JMD682.22
|
$2.99
FCFA1,828
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
JMD504.95
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
JMD370.51
|
$2.26
FCFA1,382
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
JMD219.68
|
$1.51
FCFA921
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
JMD289.01
|
$2.26
FCFA1,382
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
JMD189.83
|
$1.51
FCFA921
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
JMD175.92
|
$1.88
FCFA1,152
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
JMD156.69
|
$2.26
FCFA1,382
|
|
pay 55.1% less for transportation
|
Kingston
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
JMD790.23
|
$3.14
FCFA1,922
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.38
JMD5,959.46
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,822.25
JMD6,803,717.92
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.55
JMD4,121.96
|
$7.47
FCFA4,570
|
|
pay 69.5% less for housing
|
Kingston
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.43
JMD7,519.41
|
$16.59
FCFA10,156
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.08
JMD113,504.62
|
$207.42
FCFA126,952
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.17
JMD69,426.72
|
$116.16
FCFA71,093
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.20
JMD19,748.02
|
$42.51
FCFA26,018
|
|
pay 79.5% less for childcare
|
Kingston
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.63
JMD40,309.13
|
$66.38
FCFA40,625
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.53
JMD333,729.81
|
$331.88
FCFA203,124
|
|
pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingston
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.24
JMD347.64
|
$1.66
FCFA1,016
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
JMD603.44
|
$6.64
FCFA4,062
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.96
JMD1,390.54
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.56
JMD11,265.86
|
$49.78
FCFA30,469
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
JMD1,638.85
|
?? | |
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Kingston
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.99
JMD5,586.99
|
$24.89
FCFA15,234
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.19
JMD4,531.67
|
$103.71
FCFA63,476
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.74
JMD11,138.52
|
$248.91
FCFA152,343
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.20
JMD11,209.46
|
$82.97
FCFA50,781
|
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