Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 2.2 times more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 18.6% more for restaurants
Malabo
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
$10.00
LBP893,133
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,763
|
$6.62
LBP591,701
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA681
|
$3.22
LBP287,339
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA766
|
$1.01
LBP90,259
|
|
pay 18.6% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,034
|
$1.18
LBP105,547
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.35
LBP656,645
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,411
|
$25.78
LBP2,302,072
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
$2.11
LBP188,355
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,389
|
$2.71
LBP241,766
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,621
|
$1.25
LBP112,007
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA810
|
$1.14
LBP101,840
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$0.48
LBP42,771
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA810
|
$0.69
LBP61,773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,227
|
$0.58
LBP51,432
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$0.49
LBP43,592
|
|
pay 43.2% more for transportation
Malabo
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,894
|
$4.70
LBP419,507
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,735
|
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,210,042
|
$22,000.00
LBP1,964,893,399
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,595
|
$13.80
LBP1,232,524
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Malabo
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA102,100
|
$63.14
LBP5,638,814
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA127,626
|
$782.14
LBP69,855,788
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA71,470
|
$402.46
LBP35,944,732
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,642
|
$198.90
LBP17,764,345
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA40,840
|
$383.33
LBP34,236,779
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA714,703
|
$5,115.38
LBP456,872,066
|
|
pay 90.5% more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA510
|
$2.50
LBP223,283
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,084
|
$2.62
LBP233,932
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,021
|
$5.58
LBP498,520
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
$46.03
LBP4,111,099
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.00
LBP893,133
|
|
pay 57.1% more for clothing
Malabo
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,315
|
$82.83
LBP7,398,121
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,349
|
$60.00
LBP5,358,800
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA153,151
|
$115.62
LBP10,326,855
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA45,945
|
$135.00
LBP12,057,300
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Beirut or Malabo. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.