Cost of living comparison
Peru is 22.5% more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Peru instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 62.3% less for restaurants
Malabo
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,252
|
$2.98
PEN10.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,894
|
$5.00
PEN18.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA688
|
$0.76
PEN2.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA774
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
pay 57.1% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,055
|
$1.30
PEN4.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.56
PEN9.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,467
|
$4.32
PEN15.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,238
|
$2.03
PEN7.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,404
|
$2.13
PEN7.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,638
|
$0.59
PEN2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA819
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
$0.45
PEN1.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA819
|
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,240
|
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
|
pay 19.7% more for transportation
Malabo
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
$5.30
PEN19.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA36,105
|
$16.55
PEN60.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,315,589
|
$20,417.59
PEN75,211.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,642
|
$11.94
PEN43.97
|
|
pay 7.6% more for housing
Malabo
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA103,156
|
$29.53
PEN108.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,945
|
$277.70
PEN1,022.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA72,209
|
$204.62
PEN753.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,876
|
$39.33
PEN144.88
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,262
|
$162.20
PEN597.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA722,091
|
$4,852.04
PEN17,873.33
|
|
pay 48.1% more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA516
|
$1.83
PEN6.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,126
|
$2.60
PEN9.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,032
|
$4.57
PEN16.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,947
|
$31.17
PEN114.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.59
PEN16.89
|
|
pay 26.4% less for clothing
Malabo
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,473
|
$40.11
PEN147.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,859
|
$22.91
PEN84.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,734
|
$67.62
PEN249.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,420
|
$59.99
PEN220.98
|
|
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