Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 12.8% cheaper than Malabo.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 80.6% less for restaurants
Malabo
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,100
|
$1.90
৳207.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,657
|
$4.76
৳519.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA675
|
$0.32
৳34.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA759
|
$0.16
৳17.14
|
|
pay 64.2% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,017
|
$0.71
৳77.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.72
৳406.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,366
|
$3.20
৳349.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,215
|
$1.33
৳145.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,378
|
$1.35
৳147.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,607
|
$1.12
৳122.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA804
|
$0.46
৳50.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
$1.00
৳109.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA804
|
$0.38
৳41.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,217
|
$0.13
৳14.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
$0.21
৳22.84
|
|
pay 5.6% more for transportation
Malabo
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,878
|
$4.31
৳470.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,439
|
$19.03
৳2,078.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,125,385
|
$33,294.05
৳3,637,844.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,556
|
$4.00
৳436.54
|
|
pay 41.7% less for housing
Malabo
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA101,254
|
$20.17
৳2,203.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA126,567
|
$143.11
৳15,637.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA70,878
|
$87.30
৳9,539.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,455
|
$29.26
৳3,196.64
|
|
pay 12.8% more for childcare
Malabo
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA40,502
|
$62.55
৳6,833.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA708,777
|
$1,551.21
৳169,491.30
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA506
|
$5.71
৳623.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,050
|
$1.92
৳209.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,013
|
$3.04
৳332.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,376
|
$18.59
৳2,031.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.76
৳519.69
|
|
pay 53.5% less for clothing
Malabo
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,188
|
$21.40
৳2,338.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA48,939
|
$22.74
৳2,484.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA151,881
|
$48.51
৳5,300.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA45,564
|
$40.38
৳4,412.42
|
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