Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 14.6% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 33.0% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,474
|
$13.41
FCFA8,216
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,106
|
$20.95
FCFA12,838
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,425
|
$1.12
FCFA685
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA436
|
$1.26
FCFA770
|
|
pay 14.7% more for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,022
|
$3.34
FCFA2,046
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,910
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,003
|
$8.88
FCFA5,443
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,840
|
$2.01
FCFA1,232
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,325
|
$2.28
FCFA1,398
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,391
|
$2.66
FCFA1,630
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA842
|
$1.33
FCFA815
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,696
|
$1.33
FCFA815
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA696
|
$2.01
FCFA1,234
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA928
|
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
|
pay 42.5% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,319
|
$3.11
FCFA1,905
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$58.66
FCFA35,945
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,169,564
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,270,024
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,793
|
$7.54
FCFA4,622
|
|
pay 61.7% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA183,820
|
$167.61
FCFA102,700
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA307,330
|
$209.51
FCFA128,375
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,183
|
$117.33
FCFA71,890
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA259,578
|
$37.17
FCFA22,775
|
|
pay 90.6% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA735,280
|
$67.04
FCFA41,080
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,392,051
|
$1,173.27
FCFA718,902
|
|
pay 27.9% more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA716
|
$0.84
FCFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,919
|
$6.70
FCFA4,108
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA818
|
$1.68
FCFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,675
|
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,112
|
?? | |
pay 16.8% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,509
|
$25.14
FCFA15,405
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,496
|
$81.01
FCFA49,638
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,123
|
$251.42
FCFA154,050
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,869
|
$75.42
FCFA46,215
|
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