Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 89.0% more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Abuja
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
NGN4,136.81
|
$13.41
FCFA8,160
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
NGN7,660.75
|
$20.95
FCFA12,750
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
NGN678.52
|
$1.12
FCFA680
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
NGN363.89
|
$1.26
FCFA765
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Abuja
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
NGN2,035.69
|
$3.34
FCFA2,032
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
NGN4,696.34
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
NGN16,626.16
|
$8.88
FCFA5,406
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
NGN2,794.64
|
$2.01
FCFA1,224
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
NGN3,363.67
|
$2.28
FCFA1,388
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
NGN2,548.23
|
$2.66
FCFA1,619
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
NGN1,077.21
|
$1.33
FCFA810
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.23
NGN324.32
|
$1.90
FCFA1,157
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
NGN857.13
|
$1.33
FCFA810
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
NGN1,980.67
|
$2.01
FCFA1,226
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN1,007.71
|
$1.90
FCFA1,157
|
|
pay 43.3% more for transportation
Abuja
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.60
NGN2,281.26
|
$3.11
FCFA1,892
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.26
NGN45,964.52
|
$58.66
FCFA35,701
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,989.25
NGN31,332,478.49
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,200,147
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.24
NGN8,886.47
|
$7.54
FCFA4,590
|
|
pay 8.6% more for housing
Abuja
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
NGN80,820.94
|
$167.61
FCFA102,001
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,494.62
NGN3,554,589.25
|
$209.51
FCFA127,502
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,075.27
NGN1,532,150.54
|
$117.33
FCFA71,401
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.07
NGN44,269.16
|
$37.17
FCFA22,620
|
|
pay 66.4% less for childcare
Abuja
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.98
NGN233,652.96
|
$67.04
FCFA40,801
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,462.37
NGN6,358,424.73
|
$1,173.27
FCFA714,010
|
|
pay 65.5% more for entertainment and sports
Abuja
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
NGN1,378.94
|
$0.84
FCFA510
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NGN3,088.24
|
$6.70
FCFA4,080
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
NGN1,532.15
|
$1.68
FCFA1,020
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.70
NGN65,116.40
|
$50.28
FCFA30,600
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
NGN10,725.05
|
?? | |
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Abuja
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.70
NGN29,493.90
|
$25.14
FCFA15,300
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.71
NGN55,157.42
|
$81.01
FCFA49,301
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.16
NGN64,350.32
|
$251.42
FCFA153,002
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.27
NGN107,250.54
|
$75.42
FCFA45,901
|
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