Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 56.4% more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW134.88
|
$13.28
FCFA8,125
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW89.87
|
$16.59
FCFA10,156
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW25.57
|
$1.66
FCFA1,016
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW11.74
|
$1.24
FCFA762
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Lusaka
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW20.98
|
$3.29
FCFA2,015
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW103.28
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW128.18
|
$9.84
FCFA6,023
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW63.21
|
$2.99
FCFA1,828
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW46.75
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW29.57
|
$2.26
FCFA1,382
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW18.59
|
$1.51
FCFA921
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW31.59
|
$2.26
FCFA1,382
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW16.26
|
$1.51
FCFA921
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.18
|
$1.88
FCFA1,152
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.21
|
$2.26
FCFA1,382
|
|
pay 38.1% less for transportation
Lusaka
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW132.17
|
$3.14
FCFA1,922
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW969.18
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW209,468.49
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW317.42
|
$7.47
FCFA4,570
|
|
pay 46.5% less for housing
Lusaka
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,779.79
|
$16.59
FCFA10,156
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW6,870.95
|
$207.42
FCFA126,952
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,176.23
|
$116.16
FCFA71,093
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,185.14
|
$42.51
FCFA26,018
|
|
pay 67.4% less for childcare
Lusaka
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW2,912.70
|
$66.38
FCFA40,625
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW153,990.24
|
$331.88
FCFA203,124
|
|
pay 95.6% more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW26.80
|
$1.66
FCFA1,016
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW57.43
|
$6.64
FCFA4,062
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW67.33
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,063.91
|
$49.78
FCFA30,469
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW81.54
|
?? | |
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Lusaka
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW641.89
|
$24.89
FCFA15,234
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW687.14
|
$103.71
FCFA63,476
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,359.80
|
$248.91
FCFA152,343
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,300.04
|
$82.97
FCFA50,781
|
|
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