Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 3.3 times more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 0.3% less for restaurants
Malabo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,223
|
$10.56
FCFA6,479
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,848
|
$11.60
FCFA7,112
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA685
|
$2.33
FCFA1,426
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA771
|
$0.71
FCFA437
|
|
pay 1.8% more for groceries
Malabo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,048
|
$1.67
FCFA1,023
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.75
FCFA2,913
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,447
|
$8.16
FCFA5,007
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,233
|
$3.00
FCFA1,842
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,399
|
$2.16
FCFA1,326
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,632
|
$2.27
FCFA1,393
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA816
|
$1.37
FCFA843
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA816
|
$2.77
FCFA1,697
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,236
|
$1.14
FCFA696
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
$1.51
FCFA928
|
|
pay 92.2% more for transportation
Malabo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,907
|
$3.79
FCFA2,321
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,975
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,278,596
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,192,242
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,625
|
$14.35
FCFA8,800
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Malabo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA102,786
|
$300.00
FCFA183,973
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,482
|
$501.57
FCFA307,587
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA71,950
|
$250.00
FCFA153,311
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,794
|
$423.64
FCFA259,795
|
|
pay 12.7 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,114
|
$1,200.00
FCFA735,893
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA719,502
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,396,552
|
|
pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA514
|
$1.17
FCFA716
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,111
|
$3.13
FCFA1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,028
|
$1.34
FCFA819
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
$50.06
FCFA30,701
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.34
FCFA5,117
|
|
pay 3.1% more for clothing
Malabo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,418
|
$40.00
FCFA24,530
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,680
|
$64.46
FCFA39,529
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,179
|
$127.50
FCFA78,189
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,254
|
$92.81
FCFA56,917
|
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