Cost of living comparison
Bratislava is 3.0 times more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Bratislava instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 7.2% more for restaurants
Malabo
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,252
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,894
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA688
|
$2.03
€1.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA774
|
$1.72
€1.62
|
|
pay 27.7% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,055
|
$1.56
€1.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.41
€6.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,467
|
$4.39
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,238
|
$3.23
€3.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,404
|
$3.26
€3.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,638
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA819
|
$0.79
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA819
|
$1.72
€1.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,240
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 54.4% more for transportation
Malabo
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
$7.32
€6.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA36,105
|
$32.98
€30.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,315,589
|
$25,287.34
€23,725.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,642
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Malabo
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA103,156
|
$20.98
€19.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,945
|
$743.39
€697.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA72,209
|
$559.19
€524.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,876
|
$182.41
€171.15
|
|
pay 11.2 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,262
|
$567.15
€532.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA722,091
|
$16,334.68
€15,326.01
|
|
pay 69.9% more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA516
|
$2.25
€2.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,126
|
$2.59
€2.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,032
|
$4.95
€4.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,947
|
$38.69
€36.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 23.8% more for clothing
Malabo
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,473
|
$72.13
€67.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,859
|
$33.23
€31.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,734
|
$80.53
€75.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,420
|
$102.09
€95.79
|
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