Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 47.9% more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 44.4% more for restaurants
Caracas
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$13.41
FCFA8,160
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$20.95
FCFA12,750
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
VEF12.56
|
$1.12
FCFA680
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
VEF8.65
|
$1.26
FCFA765
|
|
pay 84.8% more for groceries
Caracas
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
VEF22.25
|
$3.34
FCFA2,032
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.55
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
VEF70.44
|
$8.88
FCFA5,406
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
VEF22.79
|
$2.01
FCFA1,224
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
VEF26.54
|
$2.28
FCFA1,388
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
VEF18.65
|
$2.66
FCFA1,619
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
VEF4.98
|
$1.33
FCFA810
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
VEF7.24
|
$1.90
FCFA1,157
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
VEF6.74
|
$1.33
FCFA810
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
VEF7.31
|
$2.01
FCFA1,226
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
VEF7.40
|
$1.90
FCFA1,157
|
|
pay 14.1% more for transportation
Caracas
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$3.11
FCFA1,892
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$58.66
FCFA35,701
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,200,147
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.00
VEF169.57
|
$7.54
FCFA4,590
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Caracas
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.00
VEF418.93
|
$167.61
FCFA102,001
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.00
VEF3,590.82
|
$209.51
FCFA127,502
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.00
VEF3,441.20
|
$117.33
FCFA71,401
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.46
VEF104.34
|
$37.17
FCFA22,620
|
|
pay 44.0% less for childcare
Caracas
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.54
VEF733.54
|
$67.04
FCFA40,801
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,633.33
VEF56,189.69
|
$1,173.27
FCFA714,010
|
|
pay 44.3% more for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$0.84
FCFA510
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
VEF17.82
|
$6.70
FCFA4,080
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
VEF34.91
|
$1.68
FCFA1,020
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.31
VEF511.77
|
$50.28
FCFA30,600
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
?? | |
pay 80.0% more for clothing
Caracas
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.19
VEF420.80
|
$25.14
FCFA15,300
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
VEF379.03
|
$81.01
FCFA49,301
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.77
VEF755.76
|
$251.42
FCFA153,002
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.25
VEF650.84
|
$75.42
FCFA45,901
|
|
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