Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 73.1% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN15.11
|
$13.41
FCFA8,223
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.15
|
$20.95
FCFA12,848
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.29
|
$1.12
FCFA685
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.25
|
$1.26
FCFA771
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.16
|
$3.34
FCFA2,048
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.50
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.85
|
$8.88
FCFA5,447
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.87
|
$2.01
FCFA1,233
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.88
|
$2.28
FCFA1,399
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.81
|
$2.66
FCFA1,632
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$1.33
FCFA816
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
$1.33
FCFA816
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.44
|
$2.01
FCFA1,236
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.58
|
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
|
pay 33.2% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.94
|
$3.11
FCFA1,907
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN63.08
|
$58.66
FCFA35,975
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN80,596.89
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,278,596
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN58.43
|
$7.54
FCFA4,625
|
|
pay 83.6% more for housing
|
Lima
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN106.93
|
$167.61
FCFA102,786
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,897.03
|
$209.51
FCFA128,482
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,238.31
|
$117.33
FCFA71,950
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN210.28
|
$37.17
FCFA22,794
|
|
pay 72.8% less for childcare
|
Lima
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN754.00
|
$67.04
FCFA41,114
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,293.08
|
$1,173.27
FCFA719,502
|
|
pay 13.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN8.06
|
$0.84
FCFA514
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.13
|
$6.70
FCFA4,111
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.15
|
$1.68
FCFA1,028
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN140.40
|
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN25.19
|
?? | |
pay 98.9% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN158.41
|
$25.14
FCFA15,418
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN106.95
|
$81.01
FCFA49,680
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN272.43
|
$251.42
FCFA154,179
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN275.37
|
$75.42
FCFA46,254
|
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