Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 34.3% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 67.9% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,657
|
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,607
|
$20.95
FCFA12,763
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$1.12
FCFA681
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF170
|
$1.26
FCFA766
|
|
pay 64.5% more for groceries
Djibouti
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
$3.34
FCFA2,034
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,791
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,091
|
$8.88
FCFA5,411
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF828
|
$2.28
FCFA1,389
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF319
|
$2.66
FCFA1,621
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.33
FCFA810
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF182
|
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.33
FCFA810
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF102
|
$2.01
FCFA1,227
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF117
|
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
|
pay 37.6% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF898
|
$3.11
FCFA1,894
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,255
|
$58.66
FCFA35,735
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,108,938
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,210,042
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,519
|
$7.54
FCFA4,595
|
|
pay 26.9% more for housing
Djibouti
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,659
|
$167.61
FCFA102,100
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,617
|
$209.51
FCFA127,626
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,082
|
$117.33
FCFA71,470
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,094
|
$37.17
FCFA22,642
|
|
pay 67.0% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,106
|
$67.04
FCFA40,840
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,111,377
|
$1,173.27
FCFA714,703
|
|
pay 38.2% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,004
|
$0.84
FCFA510
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF339
|
$6.70
FCFA4,084
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
$1.68
FCFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,055
|
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,511
|
?? | |
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,749
|
$25.14
FCFA15,315
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,352
|
$81.01
FCFA49,349
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,712
|
$251.42
FCFA153,151
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,047
|
$75.42
FCFA45,945
|
|
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