Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 10.7 times more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 54.2% less for restaurants
Malabo
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.28
FCFA8,021
|
$7.13
ETB409.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.59
FCFA10,026
|
$6.24
ETB358.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
FCFA1,003
|
$0.82
ETB46.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA752
|
$0.53
ETB30.61
|
|
pay 48.6% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.29
FCFA1,989
|
$1.09
ETB62.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.56
ETB261.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.84
FCFA5,946
|
$5.68
ETB326.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.99
FCFA1,805
|
$2.58
ETB147.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$6.17
ETB354.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,364
|
$2.95
ETB169.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA910
|
$0.49
ETB28.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,364
|
$1.10
ETB62.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA910
|
$0.39
ETB22.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
FCFA1,137
|
$0.29
ETB16.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,364
|
$0.76
ETB43.68
|
|
pay 0.1% less for transportation
Malabo
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.14
FCFA1,898
|
$4.65
ETB266.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
ETB574.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,500.00
ETB1,464,447.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.47
FCFA4,512
|
$3.88
ETB222.74
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Malabo
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.59
FCFA10,026
|
$152.46
ETB8,755.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.42
FCFA125,327
|
$621.38
ETB35,685.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.16
FCFA70,183
|
$355.45
ETB20,413.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.51
FCFA25,685
|
$124.84
ETB7,169.38
|
|
pay 66.8 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.38
FCFA40,105
|
$83.24
ETB4,780.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$331.88
FCFA200,523
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,522,104.87
|
|
pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
FCFA1,003
|
$1.00
ETB57.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.64
FCFA4,010
|
$1.11
ETB63.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.00
ETB229.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.78
FCFA30,078
|
$80.77
ETB4,638.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.00
ETB287.15
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
Malabo
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.89
FCFA15,039
|
$40.11
ETB2,303.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$103.71
FCFA62,663
|
$57.34
ETB3,292.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$248.91
FCFA150,392
|
$92.44
ETB5,309.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.97
FCFA50,131
|
$98.33
ETB5,647.22
|
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