Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.1 times more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Greece instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 8.6% less for restaurants
Malabo
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,100
|
$12.71
€11.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,657
|
$8.10
€7.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA675
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA759
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
pay 31.0% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,017
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.97
€4.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,366
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,215
|
$3.81
€3.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,378
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,607
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA804
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA804
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,217
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 64.2% more for transportation
Malabo
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,878
|
$8.80
€8.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,439
|
$40.24
€37.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,125,385
|
$22,158.38
€20,406.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,556
|
$13.03
€12.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Malabo
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA101,254
|
$34.83
€32.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA126,567
|
$429.23
€395.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA70,878
|
$358.56
€330.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,455
|
$172.07
€158.46
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA40,502
|
$341.10
€314.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA708,777
|
$6,725.16
€6,193.53
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA506
|
$4.08
€3.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,050
|
$3.33
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,013
|
$5.12
€4.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,376
|
$45.22
€41.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.85
€8.15
|
|
pay 27.8% more for clothing
Malabo
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,188
|
$76.36
€70.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA48,939
|
$36.41
€33.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA151,881
|
$77.82
€71.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA45,564
|
$99.20
€91.36
|
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