Cost of living comparison
Praia is 17.5% more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Praia instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 43.7% less for restaurants
Malabo
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.28
FCFA8,021
|
$4.41
CVE448.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.59
FCFA10,026
|
$5.15
CVE523.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
FCFA1,003
|
$1.40
CVE142.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA752
|
$0.95
CVE96.40
|
|
pay 49.7% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.29
FCFA1,989
|
$1.23
CVE124.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.41
CVE549.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.84
FCFA5,946
|
$3.60
CVE365.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.99
FCFA1,805
|
$2.38
CVE241.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.71
CVE173.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,364
|
$1.33
CVE135.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA910
|
$0.98
CVE99.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,364
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA910
|
$0.98
CVE99.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
FCFA1,137
|
$0.53
CVE54.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,364
|
$0.71
CVE72.30
|
|
pay 76.3% more for transportation
Malabo
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.14
FCFA1,898
|
$5.71
CVE579.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.60
CVE2,092.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,486.52
CVE2,689,879.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.47
FCFA4,512
|
$12.75
CVE1,295.13
|
|
pay 84.1% more for housing
Malabo
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.59
FCFA10,026
|
$58.53
CVE5,944.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.42
FCFA125,327
|
$245.25
CVE24,906.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.16
FCFA70,183
|
$138.46
CVE14,061.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.51
FCFA25,685
|
$62.28
CVE6,324.48
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.38
FCFA40,105
|
$75.73
CVE7,690.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$331.88
FCFA200,523
|
$1,059.46
CVE107,595.16
|
|
pay 28.6% less for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
FCFA1,003
|
$2.26
CVE229.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.64
FCFA4,010
|
$1.48
CVE150.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.41
CVE448.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.78
FCFA30,078
|
$27.79
CVE2,822.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.89
CVE597.75
|
|
pay 32.7% less for clothing
Malabo
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.89
FCFA15,039
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$103.71
FCFA62,663
|
$29.43
CVE2,988.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$248.91
FCFA150,392
|
$78.48
CVE7,970.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.97
FCFA50,131
|
$117.72
CVE11,955.02
|
|
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