Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 46.2% more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 24.8% more for restaurants
Malabo
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,763
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA681
|
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA766
|
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
|
pay 12.3% more for groceries
Malabo
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,034
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,411
|
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,389
|
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,621
|
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA810
|
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA810
|
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,227
|
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
|
pay 11.7% more for transportation
Malabo
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,894
|
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,735
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,210,042
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,595
|
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Malabo
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA102,100
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA127,626
|
$680.33
LRD131,610.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA71,470
|
$158.33
LRD30,629.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,642
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.08
|
|
pay 51.0% more for childcare
Malabo
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA40,840
|
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA714,703
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.32
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA510
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,084
|
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,021
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
|
pay 63.8% less for clothing
Malabo
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,315
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,349
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA153,151
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA45,945
|
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
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