Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 94.0% more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.27
UGX8,658
|
$13.41
FCFA8,223
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
UGX32,593
|
$20.95
FCFA12,848
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,591
|
$1.12
FCFA685
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,188
|
$1.26
FCFA771
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Kampala
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
UGX4,185
|
$3.34
FCFA2,048
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
UGX8,148
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.84
UGX10,831
|
$8.88
FCFA5,447
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
UGX6,241
|
$2.01
FCFA1,233
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
UGX7,623
|
$2.28
FCFA1,399
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
UGX5,043
|
$2.66
FCFA1,632
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
UGX2,025
|
$1.33
FCFA816
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,680
|
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,876
|
$1.33
FCFA816
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
UGX1,752
|
$2.01
FCFA1,236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
UGX1,636
|
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
|
pay 32.2% more for transportation
Kampala
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
UGX21,935
|
$3.11
FCFA1,907
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX157,873
|
$58.66
FCFA35,975
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,687.08
UGX40,741,310
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,278,596
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
UGX16,297
|
$7.54
FCFA4,625
|
|
pay 17.5% more for housing
Kampala
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.99
UGX263,011
|
$167.61
FCFA102,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.62
UGX1,241,337
|
$209.51
FCFA128,482
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$160.31
UGX611,120
|
$117.33
FCFA71,950
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.54
UGX158,372
|
$37.17
FCFA22,794
|
|
pay 70.0% less for childcare
Kampala
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.06
UGX701,656
|
$67.04
FCFA41,114
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,853,769
|
$1,173.27
FCFA719,502
|
|
pay 19.4% more for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
UGX4,074
|
$0.84
FCFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.67
UGX10,185
|
$6.70
FCFA4,111
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
UGX9,676
|
$1.68
FCFA1,028
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.23
UGX233,414
|
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
UGX22,917
|
?? | |
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Kampala
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.42
UGX62,595
|
$25.14
FCFA15,418
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.14
UGX76,782
|
$81.01
FCFA49,680
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.26
UGX172,522
|
$251.42
FCFA154,179
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.78
UGX224,077
|
$75.42
FCFA46,254
|
|
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