Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 4.4 times more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 50.7% more for restaurants
Malabo
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
$16.49
€15.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,763
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA681
|
$2.58
€2.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA766
|
$2.54
€2.36
|
|
pay 15.6% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,034
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.55
€7.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,411
|
$4.69
€4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,389
|
$4.96
€4.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,621
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA810
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA810
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,227
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Malabo
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,894
|
$7.71
€7.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,735
|
$53.87
€50.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,210,042
|
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,595
|
$22.76
€21.13
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Malabo
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA102,100
|
$55.77
€51.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA127,626
|
$1,043.18
€968.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA71,470
|
$873.71
€811.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,642
|
$164.26
€152.54
|
|
pay 17.5 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA40,840
|
$944.84
€877.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA714,703
|
$24,473.75
€22,727.55
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA510
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,084
|
$3.72
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,021
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
$34.17
€31.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
pay 52.3% more for clothing
Malabo
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,315
|
$89.22
€82.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,349
|
$32.58
€30.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA153,151
|
$97.94
€90.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA45,945
|
$132.04
€122.62
|
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