Cost of living comparison
Lima is 49.3% more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Lima instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 54.7% less for restaurants
Malabo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,100
|
$4.01
PEN14.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,657
|
$5.35
PEN19.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA675
|
$0.87
PEN3.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA759
|
$0.60
PEN2.19
|
|
pay 52.0% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,017
|
$1.90
PEN6.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.58
PEN13.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,366
|
$4.74
PEN17.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,215
|
$2.09
PEN7.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,378
|
$2.36
PEN8.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,607
|
$0.74
PEN2.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA804
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA804
|
$0.46
PEN1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,217
|
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
pay 35.2% more for transportation
Malabo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,878
|
$5.56
PEN20.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,439
|
$16.75
PEN61.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,125,385
|
$21,401.64
PEN78,607.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,556
|
$15.52
PEN56.99
|
|
pay 72.0% more for housing
Malabo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA101,254
|
$28.39
PEN104.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA126,567
|
$503.74
PEN1,850.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA70,878
|
$328.82
PEN1,207.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,455
|
$55.84
PEN205.09
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA40,502
|
$200.22
PEN735.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA708,777
|
$5,654.15
PEN20,767.53
|
|
pay 72.2% more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA506
|
$2.14
PEN7.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,050
|
$2.69
PEN9.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,013
|
$5.35
PEN19.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,376
|
$37.28
PEN136.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.69
PEN24.56
|
|
pay 18.0% less for clothing
Malabo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,188
|
$42.06
PEN154.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA48,939
|
$28.40
PEN104.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA151,881
|
$72.34
PEN265.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA45,564
|
$73.12
PEN268.58
|
|
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