Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 25.9% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 24.3% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.49
€25.53
|
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$20.95
FCFA12,763
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.17
€4.80
|
$1.12
FCFA681
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$6.10
€5.67
|
$1.26
FCFA766
|
|
pay 48.1% more for groceries
Monaco
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.12
€3.83
|
$3.34
FCFA2,034
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.70
€7.15
|
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.28
€6.76
|
$8.88
FCFA5,411
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
€3.03
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
€4.63
|
$2.28
FCFA1,389
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$2.66
FCFA1,621
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.33
FCFA810
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
€1.62
|
$1.33
FCFA810
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$2.01
FCFA1,227
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
|
pay 23.4% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
€7.09
|
$3.11
FCFA1,894
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.58
€36.76
|
$58.66
FCFA35,735
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,420.08
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,210,042
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.25
€16.95
|
$7.54
FCFA4,595
|
|
pay 37.8% less for housing
Monaco
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.33
€71.81
|
$167.61
FCFA102,100
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,728.44
€5,319.71
|
$209.51
FCFA127,626
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$3,664.83
€3,403.35
|
$117.33
FCFA71,470
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.95
€136.46
|
$37.17
FCFA22,642
|
|
pay 96.4% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,518.24
€3,267.21
|
$67.04
FCFA40,840
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,988.99
€20,420.08
|
$1,173.27
FCFA714,703
|
|
pay 56.2% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.70
€7.15
|
$0.84
FCFA510
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.74
€4.40
|
$6.70
FCFA4,084
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
$1.68
FCFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$659.67
€612.60
|
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
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pay 8.7% more for clothing
Monaco
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$132.67
€123.20
|
$25.14
FCFA15,315
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.08
€31.65
|
$81.01
FCFA49,349
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$153.65
€142.69
|
$251.42
FCFA153,151
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$523.34
€486.00
|
$75.42
FCFA45,945
|
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