Cost of living comparison
Poland is 56.1% more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Poland instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 28.2% less for restaurants
Malabo
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
$6.88
zł27.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,889
|
$5.95
zł24.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA687
|
$1.30
zł5.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA773
|
$1.15
zł4.65
|
|
pay 51.1% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,054
|
$0.94
zł3.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.34
zł13.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,465
|
$2.82
zł11.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$2.49
zł10.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,403
|
$2.20
zł8.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,637
|
$0.38
zł1.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$0.55
zł2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$0.63
zł2.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$1.15
zł4.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,239
|
$0.29
zł1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$0.37
zł1.50
|
|
pay 6.3% more for transportation
Malabo
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
$5.68
zł22.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA36,090
|
$23.91
zł96.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,311,372
|
$19,787.24
zł80,039.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,640
|
$6.31
zł25.54
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Malabo
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA103,114
|
$12.94
zł52.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,892
|
$480.05
zł1,941.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA72,180
|
$406.85
zł1,645.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,867
|
$148.56
zł600.92
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,245
|
$228.50
zł924.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA721,796
|
$4,467.72
zł18,071.84
|
|
pay 54.1% more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA516
|
$2.34
zł9.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,125
|
$2.45
zł9.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,031
|
$4.13
zł16.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
$27.45
zł111.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.63
zł22.76
|
|
pay 5.2% more for clothing
Malabo
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,467
|
$64.65
zł261.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,838
|
$30.33
zł122.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,671
|
$66.37
zł268.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,401
|
$75.24
zł304.33
|
|
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