Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 7.8% more expensive than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 13.1% more for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
GIP13.86
|
$13.41
FCFA8,216
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
GIP6.93
|
$20.95
FCFA12,838
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
$1.12
FCFA685
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
$1.26
FCFA770
|
|
pay 65.3% more for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
$3.34
FCFA2,046
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
$8.88
FCFA5,443
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
GIP2.06
|
$2.01
FCFA1,232
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
GIP3.03
|
$2.28
FCFA1,398
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
$2.66
FCFA1,630
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
$1.33
FCFA815
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
$1.33
FCFA815
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
GIP0.61
|
$2.01
FCFA1,234
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
|
pay 53.1% more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
GIP4.17
|
$3.11
FCFA1,905
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
GIP9.90
|
$58.66
FCFA35,945
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
GIP26,607.25
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,270,024
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
GIP19.70
|
$7.54
FCFA4,622
|
|
pay 3.1% less for housing
Gibraltar
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
GIP41.17
|
$167.61
FCFA102,700
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
GIP1,411.69
|
$209.51
FCFA128,375
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
GIP1,236.37
|
$117.33
FCFA71,890
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
GIP67.57
|
$37.17
FCFA22,775
|
|
pay 91.2% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
GIP715.03
|
$67.04
FCFA41,080
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
GIP9,240.35
|
$1,173.27
FCFA718,902
|
|
pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
$0.84
FCFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
$6.70
FCFA4,108
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
$1.68
FCFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
GIP53.87
|
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
GIP8.42
|
?? | |
pay 25.0% more for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
GIP97.46
|
$25.14
FCFA15,405
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
GIP32.49
|
$81.01
FCFA49,638
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
GIP100.38
|
$251.42
FCFA154,050
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
GIP74.25
|
$75.42
FCFA46,215
|
|
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