Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 2.7 times more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 1.1% more for restaurants
Malabo
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,216
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,838
|
$8.25
€7.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA685
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA770
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
pay 34.8% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,046
|
$1.55
€1.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.15
€4.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,443
|
$3.88
€3.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,232
|
$2.95
€2.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,398
|
$3.38
€3.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,630
|
$0.99
€0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA815
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA815
|
$1.01
€0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,234
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
pay 59.6% more for transportation
Malabo
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,905
|
$7.68
€7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,945
|
$43.98
€41.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,270,024
|
$30,784.59
€28,756.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,622
|
$10.00
€9.35
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Malabo
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA102,700
|
$39.97
€37.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,375
|
$1,352.26
€1,263.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA71,890
|
$872.69
€815.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,775
|
$104.15
€97.29
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,080
|
$462.77
€432.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA718,902
|
$10,635.21
€9,934.41
|
|
pay 99.5% more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA514
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,108
|
$2.06
€1.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,027
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
$42.87
€40.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.25
€7.70
|
|
pay 37.4% more for clothing
Malabo
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,405
|
$84.22
€78.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,638
|
$35.28
€32.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,050
|
$83.32
€77.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,215
|
$104.05
€97.19
|
|
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