Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 81.6% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
MGA17,005
|
$13.28
FCFA8,079
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
MGA20,006
|
$16.59
FCFA10,098
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MGA5,446
|
$1.66
FCFA1,010
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,551
|
$1.24
FCFA757
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
MGA5,482
|
$3.29
FCFA2,004
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
MGA20,935
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MGA16,730
|
$9.84
FCFA5,989
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MGA9,636
|
$2.99
FCFA1,818
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MGA10,241
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MGA3,592
|
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
MGA1,288
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
MGA2,382
|
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,777
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,437
|
$1.88
FCFA1,145
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MGA1,974
|
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
|
pay 34.4% less for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
MGA21,300
|
$3.14
FCFA1,911
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA65,020,354
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA50,016
|
$7.47
FCFA4,544
|
|
pay 27.9% less for housing
Antananarivo
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
MGA250,745
|
$16.59
FCFA10,098
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.90
MGA2,050,642
|
$207.42
FCFA126,231
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$140.20
MGA619,756
|
$116.16
FCFA70,689
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA142,790
|
$42.51
FCFA25,870
|
|
pay 74.2% less for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA600,188
|
$66.38
FCFA40,394
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA52,570,164
|
$331.88
FCFA201,969
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MGA4,501
|
$1.66
FCFA1,010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
MGA5,189
|
$6.64
FCFA4,039
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.39
MGA15,005
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.26
MGA200,063
|
$49.78
FCFA30,295
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA30,009
|
?? | |
pay 92.1% more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.14
MGA124,378
|
$24.89
FCFA15,148
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.17
MGA133,375
|
$103.71
FCFA63,115
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.83
MGA450,141
|
$248.91
FCFA151,477
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.52
MGA400,125
|
$82.97
FCFA50,492
|
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