Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 3.8 times more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 66.4% less for restaurants
Malabo
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,889
|
$5.82
CN¥42.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA687
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA773
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 42.2% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,054
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.63
CN¥48.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,465
|
$7.67
CN¥55.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,403
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,637
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,239
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 11.6% more for transportation
Malabo
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
$4.79
CN¥34.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA36,090
|
$43.66
CN¥316.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,311,372
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,169.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,640
|
$5.53
CN¥40.04
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Malabo
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA103,114
|
$20.10
CN¥145.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,892
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,361.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA72,180
|
$634.84
CN¥4,595.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,867
|
$44.96
CN¥325.45
|
|
pay 18.9 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,245
|
$951.31
CN¥6,886.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA721,796
|
$27,770.10
CN¥201,036.06
|
|
pay 53.9% more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA516
|
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,125
|
$4.37
CN¥31.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,031
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
$58.33
CN¥422.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.12
CN¥73.23
|
|
pay 32.5% more for clothing
Malabo
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,467
|
$69.18
CN¥500.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,838
|
$43.88
CN¥317.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,671
|
$89.48
CN¥647.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,401
|
$124.62
CN¥902.19
|
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