Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 10.9% more expensive than Basseterre.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 21.4% less for restaurants
|
Basseterre
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$13.28
FCFA8,079
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$16.59
FCFA10,098
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.66
FCFA1,010
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$1.24
FCFA757
|
|
pay 95.4% more for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$3.29
FCFA2,004
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$9.84
FCFA5,989
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$2.99
FCFA1,818
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$1.88
FCFA1,145
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.14
FCFA1,911
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.47
FCFA4,544
|
pay 57.4% less for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$16.59
FCFA10,098
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.78
|
$207.42
FCFA126,231
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$116.16
FCFA70,689
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$42.51
FCFA25,870
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$66.38
FCFA40,394
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$331.88
FCFA201,969
|
pay 27.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.66
FCFA1,010
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$6.64
FCFA4,039
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$49.78
FCFA30,295
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$24.89
FCFA15,148
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$103.71
FCFA63,115
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$248.91
FCFA151,477
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$82.97
FCFA50,492
|
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