Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 3.2 times more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 43.9% less for restaurants
Malabo
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,216
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,838
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA685
|
$0.98
AED3.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA770
|
$0.34
AED1.24
|
|
pay 37.0% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,046
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.93
AED14.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,443
|
$7.02
AED25.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,232
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,398
|
$3.48
AED12.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,630
|
$0.96
AED3.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA815
|
$0.75
AED2.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
$0.77
AED2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA815
|
$0.63
AED2.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,234
|
$0.48
AED1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
$0.45
AED1.66
|
|
pay 2.4% more for transportation
Malabo
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,905
|
$3.91
AED14.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,945
|
$21.78
AED80.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,270,024
|
$24,369.69
AED89,507.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,622
|
$7.62
AED28.00
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
Malabo
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA102,700
|
$104.06
AED382.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,375
|
$1,554.77
AED5,710.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA71,890
|
$1,212.35
AED4,452.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,775
|
$132.77
AED487.67
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,080
|
$596.56
AED2,191.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA718,902
|
$9,988.57
AED36,687.01
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA514
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,108
|
$5.15
AED18.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,027
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
$73.56
AED270.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
pay 8.5% more for clothing
Malabo
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,405
|
$53.67
AED197.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,638
|
$45.10
AED165.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,050
|
$93.37
AED342.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,215
|
$96.36
AED353.90
|
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