Cost of living comparison
compared to
Malabo vs. Brussels Cost of Living Summary
Malabo is 43.1% cheaper than Brussels.
- Restaurants
-
pay 60.2% less in Malabo
- Groceries
-
pay 9.9% less in Malabo
- Transportation
-
pay 45.2% less in Malabo
- Housing
-
pay 78.9% less in Malabo
- Childcare
-
pay 98.4% less in Malabo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 33.2% less in Malabo
- Clothing
-
pay 23.9% more in Malabo
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Malabo.
Malabo vs. Brussels Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Malabo instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 60.2% less for restaurants
|
Brussels
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$29.20
€25.18
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.37
€12.39
|
$8.90
FCFA5,036
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.20
€2.76
|
$0.89
FCFA504
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.03
€2.61
|
$0.89
FCFA504
|
|
Brussels vs. Malabo - Cost of restaurants
pay 9.9% less for groceries
|
Brussels
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
€2.47
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.00
€6.90
|
$3.36
FCFA1,900
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
€5.06
|
$10.78
FCFA6,100
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.99
€4.31
|
$4.27
FCFA2,417
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€5.45
|
$3.09
FCFA1,750
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
€1.23
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.01
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.04
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
€1.49
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.04
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.01
|
?? | |
Brussels vs. Malabo - Cost of groceries
pay 45.2% less for transportation
|
Brussels
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€6.25
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.24
€55.39
|
$26.33
FCFA14,893
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,037.93
€30,214.15
|
$32,972.23
FCFA18,650,720
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.33
€23.57
|
$8.01
FCFA4,532
|
|
Brussels vs. Malabo - Cost of transportation
pay 78.9% less for housing
|
Brussels
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.00
€48.29
|
$17.81
FCFA10,072
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,315.56
€1,134.44
|
$267.09
FCFA151,078
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,101.57
€949.91
|
$124.64
FCFA70,503
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$190.72
€164.47
|
?? | |
Brussels vs. Malabo - Cost of housing
pay 98.4% less for childcare
|
Brussels
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,090.35
€940.24
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,587.78
€19,478.06
|
$356.12
FCFA201,438
|
|
Brussels vs. Malabo - Cost of childcare
pay 33.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brussels
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.89
€5.94
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.78
€4.12
|
$5.34
FCFA3,022
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.43
€11.58
|
$4.51
FCFA2,551
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.10
€34.58
|
$35.61
FCFA20,144
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.23
€14.00
|
$5.38
FCFA3,041
|
|
Brussels vs. Malabo - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 23.9% more for clothing
|
Brussels
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$99.27
€85.60
|
$26.71
FCFA15,108
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.81
€40.37
|
$133.54
FCFA75,539
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.78
€97.25
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$149.88
€129.25
|
$89.03
FCFA50,359
|
|
Brussels vs. Malabo - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
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