Cost of living comparison
Canada is 3.4 times more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Canada instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 9.1% more for restaurants
Malabo
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,100
|
$15.95
CA$21.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,657
|
$8.82
CA$12.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA675
|
$1.77
CA$2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA759
|
$1.47
CA$2.00
|
|
pay 4.5% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,017
|
$2.29
CA$3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.39
CA$7.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,366
|
$7.61
CA$10.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,215
|
$3.04
CA$4.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,378
|
$4.81
CA$6.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,607
|
$1.62
CA$2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA804
|
$0.68
CA$0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
$1.60
CA$2.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA804
|
$1.71
CA$2.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,217
|
$1.13
CA$1.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
$1.11
CA$1.51
|
|
pay 54.5% more for transportation
Malabo
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,878
|
$4.96
CA$6.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,439
|
$63.09
CA$85.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,125,385
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,751.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,556
|
$16.98
CA$23.13
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Malabo
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA101,254
|
$64.04
CA$87.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA126,567
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,453.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA70,878
|
$952.71
CA$1,298.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,455
|
$112.22
CA$152.91
|
|
pay 11.2 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA40,502
|
$746.92
CA$1,017.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA708,777
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,116.58
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA506
|
$4.67
CA$6.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,050
|
$3.31
CA$4.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,013
|
$11.96
CA$16.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,376
|
$43.49
CA$59.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.20
CA$13.89
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
Malabo
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,188
|
$49.87
CA$67.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA48,939
|
$36.92
CA$50.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA151,881
|
$78.02
CA$106.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA45,564
|
$97.82
CA$133.29
|
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