Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 7.3 times more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 70.0% less for restaurants
Malabo
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.28
FCFA8,123
|
$4.15
CN¥30.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.59
FCFA10,154
|
$5.54
CN¥40.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
FCFA1,015
|
$0.50
CN¥3.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA762
|
$0.31
CN¥2.26
|
|
pay 56.6% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.29
FCFA2,015
|
$1.43
CN¥10.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.83
CN¥49.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.84
FCFA6,022
|
$7.46
CN¥54.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.99
FCFA1,828
|
$1.75
CN¥12.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.44
CN¥10.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,382
|
$0.96
CN¥6.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA921
|
$0.79
CN¥5.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,382
|
$0.87
CN¥6.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA921
|
$0.58
CN¥4.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
FCFA1,151
|
$0.37
CN¥2.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,382
|
$0.49
CN¥3.54
|
|
pay 0.7% more for transportation
Malabo
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.14
FCFA1,922
|
$4.35
CN¥31.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.62
CN¥251.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,773.90
CN¥150,970.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.47
FCFA4,569
|
$4.68
CN¥34.02
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Malabo
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.59
FCFA10,154
|
$13.59
CN¥98.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.42
FCFA126,921
|
$969.73
CN¥7,047.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.16
FCFA71,076
|
$561.86
CN¥4,083.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.51
FCFA26,011
|
$42.17
CN¥306.46
|
|
pay 44.4 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.38
FCFA40,615
|
$836.50
CN¥6,079.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$331.88
FCFA203,073
|
$25,256.69
CN¥183,547.91
|
|
pay 11.8% less for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
FCFA1,015
|
$1.38
CN¥10.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.64
FCFA4,061
|
$3.73
CN¥27.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.46
CN¥25.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.78
FCFA30,461
|
$62.16
CN¥451.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.31
CN¥60.39
|
|
pay 16.9% more for clothing
Malabo
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.89
FCFA15,230
|
$65.57
CN¥476.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$103.71
FCFA63,460
|
$35.21
CN¥255.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$248.91
FCFA152,305
|
$85.31
CN¥619.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.97
FCFA50,768
|
$112.58
CN¥818.17
|
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