Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 15.8% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 9.0% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.62
|
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
$20.95
FCFA12,889
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
€2.33
|
$1.12
FCFA687
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.74
|
$1.26
FCFA773
|
|
pay 67.8% more for groceries
Dublin
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.88
|
$3.34
FCFA2,054
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
€4.81
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
€4.93
|
$8.88
FCFA5,465
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.52
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.73
€4.44
|
$2.28
FCFA1,403
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.13
|
$2.66
FCFA1,637
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.33
FCFA818
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.52
|
$1.33
FCFA818
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$2.01
FCFA1,239
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
|
pay 56.3% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.41
|
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$131.93
€123.74
|
$58.66
FCFA36,090
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,778.34
€32,617.42
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,311,372
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
€16.50
|
$7.54
FCFA4,640
|
|
pay 24.1% less for housing
Dublin
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.54
€58.65
|
$167.61
FCFA103,114
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,136.79
€2,004.02
|
$209.51
FCFA128,892
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,834.34
€1,720.36
|
$117.33
FCFA72,180
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.55
€180.59
|
$37.17
FCFA22,867
|
|
pay 91.8% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,355.42
€1,271.20
|
$67.04
FCFA41,245
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,275.73
€9,637.26
|
$1,173.27
FCFA721,796
|
|
pay 38.1% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.19
|
$0.84
FCFA516
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.11
€3.85
|
$6.70
FCFA4,125
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.04
€15.98
|
$1.68
FCFA1,031
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.27
€47.15
|
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
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pay 40.7% more for clothing
Dublin
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.63
€85.00
|
$25.14
FCFA15,467
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.17
€36.74
|
$81.01
FCFA49,838
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.66
€91.60
|
$251.42
FCFA154,671
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.59
€99.96
|
$75.42
FCFA46,401
|
|
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