Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 16.5% more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 63.4% less for restaurants
|
Malabo
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
$3.30
$12,925
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,889
|
$5.50
$21,542
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA687
|
$0.64
$2,490
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA773
|
$0.49
$1,915
|
|
pay 59.3% less for groceries
|
Malabo
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,054
|
$1.12
$4,398
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.42
$9,505
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,465
|
$3.66
$14,335
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$1.75
$6,868
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,403
|
$1.79
$7,025
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,637
|
$0.97
$3,811
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$0.38
$1,470
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$0.48
$1,890
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$0.50
$1,977
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,239
|
$0.40
$1,565
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$0.36
$1,404
|
|
pay 8.8% less for transportation
|
Malabo
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
$2.09
$8,198
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA36,090
|
$31.00
$121,499
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,311,372
|
$13,189.68
$51,701,861
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,640
|
$12.53
$49,117
|
|
pay 33.2% more for housing
|
Malabo
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA103,114
|
$19.84
$77,752
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,892
|
$340.12
$1,333,218
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA72,180
|
$253.13
$992,220
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,867
|
$53.15
$208,323
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Malabo
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,245
|
$189.88
$744,302
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA721,796
|
$5,125.13
$20,089,866
|
|
pay 28.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malabo
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA516
|
$0.99
$3,878
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,125
|
$1.20
$4,716
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,031
|
$1.87
$7,324
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
$18.64
$73,052
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.89
$15,252
|
|
pay 17.1% less for clothing
|
Malabo
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,467
|
$46.54
$182,436
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,838
|
$29.24
$114,622
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,671
|
$72.21
$283,055
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,401
|
$61.46
$240,906
|
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