Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 25.3% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Greece, you would:
pay 51.5% more for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.88
|
$13.41
FCFA8,223
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.57
|
$20.95
FCFA12,848
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$1.12
FCFA685
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.26
FCFA771
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$3.34
FCFA2,048
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.65
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.26
|
$8.88
FCFA5,447
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.56
|
$2.01
FCFA1,233
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.40
|
$2.28
FCFA1,399
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$2.66
FCFA1,632
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.33
FCFA816
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.33
FCFA816
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$2.01
FCFA1,236
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
|
pay 21.4% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.23
|
$3.11
FCFA1,907
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.62
|
$58.66
FCFA35,975
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,715.54
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,278,596
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.18
|
$7.54
FCFA4,625
|
|
pay 46.1% more for housing
|
Greece
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.57
|
$167.61
FCFA102,786
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€401.28
|
$209.51
FCFA128,482
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€335.21
|
$117.33
FCFA71,950
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€160.86
|
$37.17
FCFA22,794
|
|
pay 81.4% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€318.89
|
$67.04
FCFA41,114
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,287.25
|
$1,173.27
FCFA719,502
|
|
pay 8.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.82
|
$0.84
FCFA514
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.11
|
$6.70
FCFA4,111
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.79
|
$1.68
FCFA1,028
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.28
|
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.27
|
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pay 63.6% more for clothing
|
Greece
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€71.39
|
$25.14
FCFA15,418
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€34.04
|
$81.01
FCFA49,680
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.75
|
$251.42
FCFA154,179
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.74
|
$75.42
FCFA46,254
|
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