Cost of living comparison
Paris is 4.3 times more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Paris instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 71.3% more for restaurants
Malabo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,100
|
$16.49
€15.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,657
|
$10.99
€10.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA675
|
$3.30
€3.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA759
|
$2.70
€2.48
|
|
pay 6.4% more for groceries
Malabo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,017
|
$2.28
€2.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$9.69
€8.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,366
|
$4.75
€4.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,215
|
$3.71
€3.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,378
|
$6.40
€5.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,607
|
$1.63
€1.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA804
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
$1.49
€1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA804
|
$1.87
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,217
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Malabo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,878
|
$8.20
€7.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,439
|
$92.35
€85.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,125,385
|
$24,187.89
€22,275.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,556
|
$21.89
€20.16
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Malabo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA101,254
|
$32.60
€30.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA126,567
|
$1,438.32
€1,324.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA70,878
|
$1,037.88
€955.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,455
|
$169.67
€156.26
|
|
pay 13.9 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA40,502
|
$830.08
€764.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA708,777
|
$18,062.39
€16,634.55
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA506
|
$7.69
€7.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,050
|
$4.19
€3.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,013
|
$11.54
€10.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,376
|
$39.26
€36.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
pay 80.3% more for clothing
Malabo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,188
|
$110.46
€101.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA48,939
|
$41.99
€38.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA151,881
|
$101.08
€93.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA45,564
|
$143.22
€131.90
|
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