Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 26.3% cheaper than Malabo.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 74.6% less for restaurants
Malabo
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
$1.65
LKR490.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,763
|
$5.04
LKR1,493.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA681
|
$0.51
LKR151.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA766
|
$0.25
LKR72.86
|
|
pay 37.3% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,034
|
$0.74
LKR220.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.34
LKR1,286.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,411
|
$5.48
LKR1,624.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
$2.19
LKR650.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,389
|
$2.25
LKR666.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,621
|
$2.49
LKR737.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA810
|
$0.42
LKR123.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$2.10
LKR622.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA810
|
$0.70
LKR208.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,227
|
$0.55
LKR163.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$0.38
LKR112.21
|
|
pay 1.8% less for transportation
Malabo
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,894
|
$5.24
LKR1,553.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,735
|
$4.72
LKR1,400.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,210,042
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,867,961.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,595
|
$2.83
LKR840.12
|
|
pay 9.9% less for housing
Malabo
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA102,100
|
$11.95
LKR3,543.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA127,626
|
$341.69
LKR101,281.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA71,470
|
$142.52
LKR42,245.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,642
|
$25.52
LKR7,565.33
|
|
pay 58.4% less for childcare
Malabo
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA40,840
|
$26.09
LKR7,734.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA714,703
|
$520.92
LKR154,406.86
|
|
pay 53.8% more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA510
|
$1.57
LKR466.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,084
|
$1.85
LKR547.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,021
|
$6.30
LKR1,866.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
$12.09
LKR3,583.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.15
LKR933.47
|
|
pay 56.0% less for clothing
Malabo
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,315
|
$24.08
LKR7,138.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,349
|
$16.10
LKR4,773.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA153,151
|
$54.57
LKR16,174.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA45,945
|
$29.14
LKR8,637.51
|
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