Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 18.3% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 17.6% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,504
|
$13.41
FCFA8,216
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK2,003
|
$20.95
FCFA12,838
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK325
|
$1.12
FCFA685
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK298
|
$1.26
FCFA770
|
|
pay 51.3% more for groceries
Iceland
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK481
|
$3.34
FCFA2,046
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK840
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK748
|
$8.88
FCFA5,443
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK794
|
$2.01
FCFA1,232
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK996
|
$2.28
FCFA1,398
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK163
|
$2.66
FCFA1,630
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK138
|
$1.33
FCFA815
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK164
|
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK258
|
$1.33
FCFA815
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$2.01
FCFA1,234
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK72
|
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
|
pay 49.4% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,128
|
$3.11
FCFA1,905
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,866
|
$58.66
FCFA35,945
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,189,091
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,270,024
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,365
|
$7.54
FCFA4,622
|
|
pay 13.2% less for housing
Iceland
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,761
|
$167.61
FCFA102,700
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK201,775
|
$209.51
FCFA128,375
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK170,674
|
$117.33
FCFA71,890
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,636
|
$37.17
FCFA22,775
|
|
pay 65.7% less for childcare
Iceland
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,412
|
$67.04
FCFA41,080
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK386,114
|
$1,173.27
FCFA718,902
|
|
pay 31.1% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,196
|
$0.84
FCFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK583
|
$6.70
FCFA4,108
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,493
|
$1.68
FCFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,989
|
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,723
|
?? | |
pay 2.1% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,578
|
$25.14
FCFA15,405
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,075
|
$81.01
FCFA49,638
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,217
|
$251.42
FCFA154,050
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,598
|
$75.42
FCFA46,215
|
|
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