Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 4.1 times more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 2.8% more for restaurants
Malabo
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,252
|
$8.38
FCFA5,158
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,894
|
$9.64
FCFA5,931
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA688
|
$2.23
FCFA1,375
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA774
|
$1.26
FCFA774
|
|
pay 7.7% more for groceries
Malabo
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,055
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.10
FCFA1,289
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,467
|
$15.86
FCFA9,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,238
|
$2.85
FCFA1,754
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,404
|
$4.56
FCFA2,807
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,638
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA819
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA819
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,240
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
?? | |
pay 20.3% more for transportation
Malabo
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
$5.70
FCFA3,510
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA36,105
|
$33.52
FCFA20,631
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,315,589
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,642
|
?? | |
pay 15.1 times more for housing
Malabo
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA103,156
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,945
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,239,998
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA72,209
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,489,822
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,876
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Malabo
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,262
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA722,091
|
?? |
pay 95.8% more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA516
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,126
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,032
|
$4.19
FCFA2,579
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,947
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Malabo
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,473
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,859
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,734
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,420
|
?? |
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