Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 80.5% more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 42.5% less for restaurants
Malabo
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
$5.93
R$30.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,763
|
$6.92
R$35.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA681
|
$1.07
R$5.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA766
|
$0.72
R$3.64
|
|
pay 51.8% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,034
|
$1.61
R$8.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.63
R$23.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,411
|
$4.23
R$21.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
$2.29
R$11.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,389
|
$1.82
R$9.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,621
|
$0.78
R$3.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA810
|
$0.53
R$2.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$0.43
R$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA810
|
$0.70
R$3.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,227
|
$0.48
R$2.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$0.47
R$2.38
|
|
pay 23.6% more for transportation
Malabo
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,894
|
$4.59
R$23.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,735
|
$50.51
R$256.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,210,042
|
$23,730.52
R$120,373.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,595
|
$8.99
R$45.59
|
|
pay 40.8% more for housing
Malabo
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA102,100
|
$21.45
R$108.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA127,626
|
$384.72
R$1,951.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA71,470
|
$223.17
R$1,132.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,642
|
$65.73
R$333.43
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA40,840
|
$383.64
R$1,946.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA714,703
|
$9,542.54
R$48,404.55
|
|
pay 12.3% more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA510
|
$1.98
R$10.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,084
|
$1.62
R$8.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,021
|
$2.37
R$12.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
$23.91
R$121.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.51
R$38.12
|
|
pay 11.9% less for clothing
Malabo
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,315
|
$46.01
R$233.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,349
|
$45.46
R$230.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA153,151
|
$75.98
R$385.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA45,945
|
$62.59
R$317.48
|
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