Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 138.7 times more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 6.0% more for restaurants
Malabo
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,100
|
$5.43
$45.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,657
|
$15.07
$127.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA675
|
$2.41
$20.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA759
|
$1.21
$10.18
|
|
pay 14.3% more for groceries
Malabo
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,017
|
$1.43
$12.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.62
$72.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,366
|
$10.04
$84.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,215
|
$4.70
$39.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,378
|
$4.27
$36.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,607
|
$1.99
$16.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA804
|
$0.55
$4.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
$2.73
$23.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA804
|
$1.81
$15.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,217
|
$2.02
$17.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
$1.34
$11.32
|
|
pay 47.6% more for transportation
Malabo
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,878
|
$4.59
$38.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,439
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,125,385
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,556
|
?? | |
pay 961.9 times more for housing
Malabo
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA101,254
|
$482,280.24
$4,073,882.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA126,567
|
$582.76
$4,922.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA70,878
|
$663.14
$5,601.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,455
|
?? | |
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA40,502
|
$120.57
$1,018.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA708,777
|
$3,617.10
$30,554.12
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA506
|
$4.52
$38.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,050
|
$4.02
$33.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,013
|
$3.86
$32.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,376
|
$60.29
$509.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.22
$35.65
|
|
pay 25.4% less for clothing
Malabo
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,188
|
$21.10
$178.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA48,939
|
$7.23
$61.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA151,881
|
$114.54
$967.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA45,564
|
$120.57
$1,018.47
|
|
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