Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 28.1% more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 49.4% less for restaurants
Malabo
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,223
|
$6.72
R126.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,848
|
$4.39
R82.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA685
|
$0.88
R16.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA771
|
$0.66
R12.39
|
|
pay 57.2% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,048
|
$0.83
R15.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.17
R59.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,447
|
$3.87
R72.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,233
|
$1.68
R31.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,399
|
$1.92
R36.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,632
|
$0.61
R11.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA816
|
$0.56
R10.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
$0.53
R9.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA816
|
$0.63
R11.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,236
|
$0.50
R9.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
$0.51
R9.56
|
|
pay 18.7% more for transportation
Malabo
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,907
|
$4.68
R87.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,975
|
$45.23
R849.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,278,596
|
$17,020.94
R319,655.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,625
|
$10.97
R205.93
|
|
pay 64.1% more for housing
Malabo
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA102,786
|
$46.98
R882.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,482
|
$315.25
R5,920.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA71,950
|
$329.30
R6,184.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,794
|
$73.25
R1,375.61
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,114
|
$210.41
R3,951.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA719,502
|
$3,579.40
R67,221.52
|
|
pay 21.4% more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA514
|
$1.92
R36.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,111
|
$1.64
R30.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,028
|
$2.74
R51.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
$34.50
R647.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.48
R102.97
|
|
pay 10.5% less for clothing
Malabo
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,418
|
$42.41
R796.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,680
|
$35.03
R657.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,179
|
$76.75
R1,441.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,254
|
$87.03
R1,634.51
|
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