Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 21.5% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Athens, you would:
pay 56.0% more for restaurants
Athens
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$13.41
FCFA8,216
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$20.95
FCFA12,838
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.88
|
$1.12
FCFA685
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$1.26
FCFA770
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Athens
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$3.34
FCFA2,046
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.12
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.60
|
$8.88
FCFA5,443
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
$2.01
FCFA1,232
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.14
|
$2.28
FCFA1,398
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$2.66
FCFA1,630
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$1.33
FCFA815
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.33
FCFA815
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$2.01
FCFA1,234
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
|
pay 12.8% less for transportation
Athens
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.49
|
$3.11
FCFA1,905
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.81
|
$58.66
FCFA35,945
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,621.06
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,270,024
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.68
|
$7.54
FCFA4,622
|
|
pay 43.1% more for housing
Athens
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.72
|
$167.61
FCFA102,700
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€517.07
|
$209.51
FCFA128,375
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€487.43
|
$117.33
FCFA71,890
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€188.95
|
$37.17
FCFA22,775
|
|
pay 87.3% less for childcare
Athens
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€455.96
|
$67.04
FCFA41,080
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,388.51
|
$1,173.27
FCFA718,902
|
|
pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.36
|
$0.84
FCFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.44
|
$6.70
FCFA4,108
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
$1.68
FCFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.79
|
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
?? | |
pay 47.4% more for clothing
Athens
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.25
|
$25.14
FCFA15,405
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.53
|
$81.01
FCFA49,638
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.07
|
$251.42
FCFA154,050
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.00
|
$75.42
FCFA46,215
|
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