Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 3.8 times more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 6.1% more for restaurants
Malabo
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.28
FCFA8,004
|
$10.94
RON50.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.59
FCFA10,005
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
FCFA1,000
|
$2.09
RON9.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA750
|
$2.12
RON9.68
|
|
pay 53.2% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.29
FCFA1,985
|
$1.11
RON5.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.60
RON21.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.84
FCFA5,933
|
$6.63
RON30.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.99
FCFA1,801
|
$3.27
RON14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.02
RON13.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
$0.54
RON2.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA908
|
$0.77
RON3.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
$0.72
RON3.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA908
|
$0.90
RON4.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
FCFA1,135
|
$0.46
RON2.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
$0.45
RON2.04
|
|
pay 33.2% more for transportation
Malabo
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.14
FCFA1,894
|
$5.88
RON26.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.51
RON80.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,408.94
RON120,852.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.47
FCFA4,502
|
$5.91
RON27.04
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Malabo
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.59
FCFA10,005
|
$8.86
RON40.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.42
FCFA125,061
|
$568.98
RON2,603.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.16
FCFA70,034
|
$395.47
RON1,809.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.51
FCFA25,630
|
$118.98
RON544.49
|
|
pay 18.8 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.38
FCFA40,019
|
$483.31
RON2,211.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$331.88
FCFA200,097
|
$10,056.32
RON46,019.74
|
|
pay 11.1% more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
FCFA1,000
|
$3.06
RON14.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.64
FCFA4,002
|
$3.15
RON14.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.69
RON26.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.78
FCFA30,015
|
$50.37
RON230.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
pay 27.3% more for clothing
Malabo
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.89
FCFA15,007
|
$78.75
RON360.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$103.71
FCFA62,530
|
$40.30
RON184.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$248.91
FCFA150,073
|
$81.53
RON373.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.97
FCFA50,024
|
$100.55
RON460.16
|
|
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