Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 3.7% more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 52.0% less for restaurants
Malabo
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,763
|
$4.88
PYG36,439
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA681
|
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA766
|
$0.60
PYG4,453
|
|
pay 58.8% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,034
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,411
|
$3.11
PYG23,200
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
$1.88
PYG14,068
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,389
|
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,621
|
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA810
|
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$0.60
PYG4,466
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA810
|
$0.71
PYG5,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,227
|
$0.42
PYG3,116
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
|
pay 8.1% more for transportation
Malabo
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,894
|
$4.39
PYG32,802
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,735
|
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,210,042
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,595
|
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
|
pay 44.4% more for housing
Malabo
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA102,100
|
$24.25
PYG181,062
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA127,626
|
$399.23
PYG2,980,421
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA71,470
|
$298.29
PYG2,226,852
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,642
|
$43.99
PYG328,414
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA40,840
|
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA714,703
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
|
pay 8.0% less for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA510
|
$1.39
PYG10,411
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,084
|
$2.32
PYG17,343
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,021
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
$27.36
PYG204,272
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.97
PYG52,056
|
|
pay 19.5% less for clothing
Malabo
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,315
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,349
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA153,151
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA45,945
|
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
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