Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 46.9% more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 91.1% more for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.85
R$29.86
|
$13.28
FCFA8,004
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
R$34.83
|
$16.59
FCFA10,005
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
R$6.15
|
$1.66
FCFA1,000
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
R$4.06
|
$1.24
FCFA750
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Brasilia
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
R$9.10
|
$3.29
FCFA1,985
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
R$26.50
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
R$20.94
|
$9.84
FCFA5,933
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
R$12.19
|
$2.99
FCFA1,801
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
R$8.24
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
R$4.80
|
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.10
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.43
|
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
R$3.41
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.49
|
$1.88
FCFA1,135
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
R$2.95
|
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
|
pay 15.9% less for transportation
Brasilia
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
R$21.17
|
$3.14
FCFA1,894
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.57
R$242.83
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,345.08
R$129,376.51
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.07
R$41.20
|
$7.47
FCFA4,502
|
|
pay 35.2% less for housing
Brasilia
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.58
R$105.05
|
$16.59
FCFA10,005
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.50
R$2,049.50
|
$207.42
FCFA125,061
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
R$1,237.37
|
$116.16
FCFA70,034
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.80
R$274.63
|
$42.51
FCFA25,630
|
|
pay 92.4% less for childcare
Brasilia
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.73
R$2,709.17
|
$66.38
FCFA40,019
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,185.14
R$62,200.25
|
$331.88
FCFA200,097
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
R$9.95
|
$1.66
FCFA1,000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
R$9.95
|
$6.64
FCFA4,002
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.24
R$11.44
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.15
R$133.50
|
$49.78
FCFA30,015
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.80
R$39.81
|
?? | |
pay 96.3% more for clothing
Brasilia
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.37
R$292.87
|
$24.89
FCFA15,007
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.12
R$230.31
|
$103.71
FCFA62,530
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
R$335.45
|
$248.91
FCFA150,073
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.37
R$318.37
|
$82.97
FCFA50,024
|
|
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