Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 59.1% more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Harare, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Harare
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ZWL2,254.00
|
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ZWL1,932.00
|
$20.95
FCFA12,889
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZWL211.31
|
$1.12
FCFA687
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$1.26
FCFA773
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Harare
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$3.34
FCFA2,054
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
ZWL1,352.40
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ZWL1,993.87
|
$8.88
FCFA5,465
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
ZWL594.24
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
ZWL737.59
|
$2.28
FCFA1,403
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
ZWL465.56
|
$2.66
FCFA1,637
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZWL222.01
|
$1.33
FCFA818
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
ZWL271.94
|
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ZWL212.83
|
$1.33
FCFA818
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL237.34
|
$2.01
FCFA1,239
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZWL227.43
|
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
|
pay 12.4% less for transportation
|
Harare
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.98
ZWL1,926.63
|
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
$58.66
FCFA36,090
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,311,372
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$7.54
FCFA4,640
|
|
pay 17.4% less for housing
|
Harare
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.86
ZWL39,560.00
|
$167.61
FCFA103,114
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$300.00
ZWL96,600.00
|
$209.51
FCFA128,892
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$306.00
ZWL98,532.00
|
$117.33
FCFA72,180
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.36
ZWL13,962.91
|
$37.17
FCFA22,867
|
|
pay 81.3% less for childcare
|
Harare
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.33
ZWL97,673.33
|
$67.04
FCFA41,245
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$1,173.27
FCFA721,796
|
|
pay 41.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Harare
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$0.84
FCFA516
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
ZWL715.56
|
$6.70
FCFA4,125
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$1.68
FCFA1,031
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.00
ZWL12,880.00
|
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
ZWL2,415.00
|
?? | |
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
|
Harare
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.75
ZWL6,037.50
|
$25.14
FCFA15,467
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.25
ZWL6,842.50
|
$81.01
FCFA49,838
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.38
ZWL12,678.75
|
$251.42
FCFA154,671
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.86
ZWL13,800.00
|
$75.42
FCFA46,401
|
|
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