Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 13.8% cheaper than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 20.0% more for restaurants
Bridgetown
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
$13.41
FCFA8,216
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
BBD17.48
|
$20.95
FCFA12,838
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
BBD2.97
|
$1.12
FCFA685
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
BBD2.57
|
$1.26
FCFA770
|
|
pay 8.0% more for groceries
Bridgetown
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.71
BBD5.42
|
$3.34
FCFA2,046
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.41
BBD24.83
|
$8.88
FCFA5,443
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
BBD9.21
|
$2.01
FCFA1,232
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
BBD8.93
|
$2.28
FCFA1,398
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
$2.66
FCFA1,630
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
BBD2.37
|
$1.33
FCFA815
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
BBD3.07
|
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
$1.33
FCFA815
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
BBD2.66
|
$2.01
FCFA1,234
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
BBD2.92
|
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
|
pay 32.4% less for transportation
Bridgetown
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
BBD16.01
|
$3.11
FCFA1,905
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.00
BBD72.00
|
$58.66
FCFA35,945
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
BBD75,000.00
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,270,024
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
$7.54
FCFA4,622
|
|
pay 13.3% more for housing
Bridgetown
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.00
BBD100.00
|
$167.61
FCFA102,700
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$530.00
BBD1,060.00
|
$209.51
FCFA128,375
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$460.00
BBD920.00
|
$117.33
FCFA71,890
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.10
BBD140.20
|
$37.17
FCFA22,775
|
|
pay 75.2% less for childcare
Bridgetown
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
$67.04
FCFA41,080
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,333.33
BBD10,666.67
|
$1,173.27
FCFA718,902
|
|
pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports
Bridgetown
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
BBD6.00
|
$0.84
FCFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
BBD9.33
|
$6.70
FCFA4,108
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.96
BBD15.93
|
$1.68
FCFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
?? | |
pay 4.6% more for clothing
Bridgetown
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.00
BBD154.00
|
$25.14
FCFA15,405
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$81.01
FCFA49,638
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
$251.42
FCFA154,050
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.75
BBD237.50
|
$75.42
FCFA46,215
|
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