Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 2.2 times more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 43.9% less for restaurants
Malabo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,100
|
$8.62
₽794.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,657
|
$4.93
₽453.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA675
|
$1.02
₽94.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA759
|
$0.57
₽52.59
|
|
pay 54.3% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,017
|
$0.69
₽63.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.18
₽476.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,366
|
$4.02
₽370.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,215
|
$1.42
₽130.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,378
|
$2.00
₽183.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,607
|
$0.62
₽57.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA804
|
$0.53
₽49.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
$0.70
₽64.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA804
|
$1.40
₽129.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,217
|
$0.27
₽24.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
$0.26
₽24.36
|
|
pay 8.0% less for transportation
Malabo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,878
|
$2.47
₽227.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,439
|
$30.79
₽2,836.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,125,385
|
$30,787.49
₽2,836,605.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,556
|
$3.94
₽363.09
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Malabo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA101,254
|
$6.45
₽594.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA126,567
|
$860.20
₽79,254.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA70,878
|
$497.14
₽45,804.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,455
|
$90.59
₽8,346.35
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA40,502
|
$487.67
₽44,931.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA708,777
|
$9,121.01
₽840,364.44
|
|
pay 58.0% more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA506
|
$3.08
₽283.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,050
|
$2.57
₽236.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,013
|
$2.52
₽232.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,376
|
$38.25
₽3,524.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.16
₽567.32
|
|
pay 62.3% more for clothing
Malabo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,188
|
$94.24
₽8,683.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA48,939
|
$45.95
₽4,233.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA151,881
|
$106.61
₽9,822.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA45,564
|
$132.25
₽12,185.25
|
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