Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 34.6% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 50.7% more for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
€6.98
|
$13.28
FCFA8,021
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
€5.99
|
$16.59
FCFA10,026
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.86
|
$1.66
FCFA1,003
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$1.24
FCFA752
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Podgorica
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
$3.29
FCFA1,989
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
€3.48
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
€5.05
|
$9.84
FCFA5,946
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.75
|
$2.99
FCFA1,805
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
€3.16
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$2.26
FCFA1,364
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.51
FCFA910
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$2.26
FCFA1,364
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$1.51
FCFA910
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$1.88
FCFA1,137
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$2.26
FCFA1,364
|
|
pay 10.4% less for transportation
Podgorica
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.62
|
$3.14
FCFA1,898
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.93
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,074.68
€24,938.68
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.85
€5.39
|
$7.47
FCFA4,512
|
|
pay 57.0% less for housing
Podgorica
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.35
€26.12
|
$16.59
FCFA10,026
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.08
€525.11
|
$207.42
FCFA125,327
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$445.50
€410.35
|
$116.16
FCFA70,183
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.22
€76.66
|
$42.51
FCFA25,685
|
|
pay 82.1% less for childcare
Podgorica
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.35
€196.52
|
$66.38
FCFA40,105
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,904.04
€6,359.36
|
$331.88
FCFA200,523
|
|
pay 86.2% more for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
€2.19
|
$1.66
FCFA1,003
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
€1.71
|
$6.64
FCFA4,010
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
€3.59
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.90
€34.91
|
$49.78
FCFA30,078
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.41
€4.99
|
?? | |
pay 66.4% more for clothing
Podgorica
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.42
€66.71
|
$24.89
FCFA15,039
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.42
|
$103.71
FCFA62,663
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
€86.69
|
$248.91
FCFA150,392
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.88
€94.77
|
$82.97
FCFA50,131
|
|
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