Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 3.7 times more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 57.0% less for restaurants
Malabo
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,252
|
$7.66
ETB434.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,894
|
$5.60
ETB317.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA688
|
$0.64
ETB36.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA774
|
$0.39
ETB22.38
|
|
pay 47.5% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,055
|
$0.59
ETB33.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.28
ETB242.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,467
|
$3.85
ETB218.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,238
|
$2.23
ETB126.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,404
|
$3.58
ETB203.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,638
|
$1.87
ETB106.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA819
|
$0.42
ETB23.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
$0.88
ETB50.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA819
|
$0.31
ETB17.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,240
|
$0.19
ETB11.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
$0.28
ETB15.75
|
|
pay 17.6% less for transportation
Malabo
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
$3.15
ETB178.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA36,105
|
$11.00
ETB624.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,315,589
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,475,443.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,642
|
$4.10
ETB232.67
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Malabo
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA103,156
|
$202.38
ETB11,484.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,945
|
$496.62
ETB28,181.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA72,209
|
$259.10
ETB14,703.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,876
|
$101.32
ETB5,749.89
|
|
pay 20.2 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,262
|
$74.57
ETB4,231.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA722,091
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,610,399.31
|
|
pay 18.0% more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA516
|
$0.75
ETB42.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,126
|
$0.73
ETB41.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,032
|
$4.00
ETB226.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,947
|
$66.88
ETB3,795.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.00
ETB226.99
|
|
pay 24.1% less for clothing
Malabo
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,473
|
$26.92
ETB1,527.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,859
|
$53.83
ETB3,054.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,734
|
$64.59
ETB3,665.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,420
|
$78.66
ETB4,463.59
|
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