Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 3.5% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 9.0% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$13.41
FCFA8,216
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
$20.95
FCFA12,838
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.53
|
$1.12
FCFA685
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
€2.31
|
$1.26
FCFA770
|
|
pay 81.2% more for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.66
|
$3.34
FCFA2,046
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.91
€6.45
|
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.71
€4.40
|
$8.88
FCFA5,443
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.67
|
$2.01
FCFA1,232
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
€4.55
|
$2.28
FCFA1,398
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$2.66
FCFA1,630
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$1.33
FCFA815
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.36
|
$1.33
FCFA815
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$2.01
FCFA1,234
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
|
pay 53.7% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.66
|
$3.11
FCFA1,905
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.85
€91.40
|
$58.66
FCFA35,945
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,969.95
€27,061.00
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,270,024
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.51
€23.83
|
$7.54
FCFA4,622
|
|
pay 1.1% more for housing
Amsterdam
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.90
€42.87
|
$167.61
FCFA102,700
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,796.60
€1,678.22
|
$209.51
FCFA128,375
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,576.07
€1,472.22
|
$117.33
FCFA71,890
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.48
€174.19
|
$37.17
FCFA22,775
|
|
pay 92.9% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,725.51
€1,611.81
|
$67.04
FCFA41,080
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,482.44
€10,725.82
|
$1,173.27
FCFA718,902
|
|
pay 11.8% less for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$0.84
FCFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.26
|
$6.70
FCFA4,108
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.02
€8.42
|
$1.68
FCFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.59
€36.98
|
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.29
€13.35
|
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pay 60.6% more for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.95
€72.81
|
$25.14
FCFA15,405
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.55
|
$81.01
FCFA49,638
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.96
€84.97
|
$251.42
FCFA154,050
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.87
€102.63
|
$75.42
FCFA46,215
|
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