Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 2.3 times more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 10.9% more for restaurants
Malabo
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
$14.21
UYU542.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,763
|
$10.33
UYU394.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA681
|
$1.89
UYU72.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA766
|
$1.50
UYU57.15
|
|
pay 18.9% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,034
|
$2.54
UYU97.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.81
UYU222.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,411
|
$4.25
UYU162.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
$3.63
UYU138.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,389
|
$4.39
UYU167.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,621
|
$0.86
UYU32.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA810
|
$1.11
UYU42.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$0.56
UYU21.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA810
|
$1.25
UYU47.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,227
|
$0.72
UYU27.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$0.74
UYU28.47
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Malabo
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,894
|
$7.51
UYU286.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,735
|
$46.50
UYU1,777.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,210,042
|
$41,329.05
UYU1,579,573.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,595
|
$19.24
UYU735.49
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Malabo
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA102,100
|
$40.79
UYU1,559.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA127,626
|
$599.74
UYU22,921.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA71,470
|
$495.10
UYU18,922.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,642
|
$111.42
UYU4,258.33
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA40,840
|
$353.02
UYU13,492.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA714,703
|
$7,177.69
UYU274,327.45
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA510
|
$3.10
UYU118.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,084
|
$3.91
UYU149.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,021
|
$4.78
UYU182.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
$50.84
UYU1,943.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.56
UYU365.28
|
|
pay 64.5% more for clothing
Malabo
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,315
|
$101.50
UYU3,879.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,349
|
$46.37
UYU1,772.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA153,151
|
$119.79
UYU4,578.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA45,945
|
$112.62
UYU4,304.34
|
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