Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 29.9% more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 24.0% less for restaurants
Malabo
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,223
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,848
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA685
|
$1.26
Bs12.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA771
|
$0.87
Bs8.65
|
|
pay 35.1% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,048
|
$2.23
Bs22.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.86
Bs28.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,447
|
$7.06
Bs70.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,233
|
$2.29
Bs22.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,399
|
$2.66
Bs26.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,632
|
$1.87
Bs18.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA816
|
$0.50
Bs4.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
$0.73
Bs7.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA816
|
$0.68
Bs6.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,236
|
$0.73
Bs7.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
$0.74
Bs7.40
|
|
pay 32.1% more for transportation
Malabo
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,907
|
$1.89
Bs18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,975
|
$30.00
Bs299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,278,596
|
$32,000.00
Bs319,184.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,625
|
$17.00
Bs169.57
|
|
pay 29.7% more for housing
Malabo
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA102,786
|
$42.00
Bs418.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,482
|
$360.00
Bs3,590.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA71,950
|
$345.00
Bs3,441.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,794
|
$10.46
Bs104.34
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,114
|
$73.54
Bs733.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA719,502
|
$5,633.33
Bs56,189.69
|
|
pay 29.1% more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA514
|
$1.50
Bs14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,111
|
$1.79
Bs17.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,028
|
$3.50
Bs34.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
$51.31
Bs511.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.00
Bs59.85
|
|
pay 17.2% less for clothing
Malabo
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,418
|
$42.19
Bs420.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,680
|
$38.00
Bs379.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,179
|
$75.77
Bs755.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,254
|
$65.25
Bs650.84
|
|
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