Cost of living comparison
George Town is 5.1 times more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in George Town instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 69.5% more for restaurants
Malabo
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
$18.00
$14.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,889
|
$12.00
$9.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA687
|
$3.22
$2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA773
|
$2.49
$2.07
|
|
pay 70.2% more for groceries
Malabo
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,054
|
$4.74
$3.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.32
$4.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,465
|
$17.47
$14.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$6.81
$5.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,403
|
$4.57
$3.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,637
|
$3.42
$2.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$1.39
$1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$2.71
$2.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$3.00
$2.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,239
|
$2.60
$2.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$1.79
$1.49
|
|
pay 59.4% more for transportation
Malabo
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
$6.60
$5.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA36,090
|
$30.00
$24.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,311,372
|
$35,995.22
$29,931.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,640
|
?? | |
pay 9.5 times more for housing
Malabo
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA103,114
|
$131.85
$109.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,892
|
$2,699.64
$2,244.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA72,180
|
$1,899.75
$1,579.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,867
|
$308.06
$256.17
|
|
pay 15.1 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,245
|
$929.88
$773.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA721,796
|
$19,137.46
$15,913.66
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA516
|
$6.60
$5.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,125
|
$5.85
$4.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,031
|
$12.00
$9.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
$66.79
$55.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$18.00
$14.97
|
|
pay 86.1% more for clothing
Malabo
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,467
|
$83.99
$69.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,838
|
$106.49
$88.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,671
|
$181.18
$150.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,401
|
$155.98
$129.70
|
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