Cost of living comparison
Harare is 59.7% more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Harare instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 56.2% less for restaurants
Malabo
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
$7.00
ZWL2,254.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,889
|
$6.00
ZWL1,932.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA687
|
$0.66
ZWL211.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA773
|
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
|
pay 43.4% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,054
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.20
ZWL1,352.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,465
|
$6.19
ZWL1,993.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$1.85
ZWL594.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,403
|
$2.29
ZWL737.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,637
|
$1.45
ZWL465.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$0.69
ZWL222.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$0.84
ZWL271.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$0.66
ZWL212.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,239
|
$0.74
ZWL237.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$0.71
ZWL227.43
|
|
pay 67.8% more for transportation
Malabo
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
$5.98
ZWL1,926.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA36,090
|
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,311,372
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,640
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 48.5% more for housing
Malabo
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA103,114
|
$122.86
ZWL39,560.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,892
|
$300.00
ZWL96,600.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA72,180
|
$306.00
ZWL98,532.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,867
|
$43.36
ZWL13,962.91
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,245
|
$303.33
ZWL97,673.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA721,796
|
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
|
pay 2.7% more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA516
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,125
|
$2.22
ZWL715.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,031
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
$40.00
ZWL12,880.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.50
ZWL2,415.00
|
|
pay 56.7% less for clothing
Malabo
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,467
|
$18.75
ZWL6,037.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,838
|
$21.25
ZWL6,842.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,671
|
$39.38
ZWL12,678.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,401
|
$42.86
ZWL13,800.00
|
|
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