Cost of living comparison
Russia is 25.8% more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Russia instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 52.9% less for restaurants
Malabo
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
$7.74
₽726.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,889
|
$4.69
₽440.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA687
|
$0.85
₽79.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA773
|
$0.41
₽38.47
|
|
pay 59.8% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,054
|
$0.54
₽50.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.40
₽413.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,465
|
$3.48
₽326.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$1.27
₽119.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,403
|
$1.79
₽167.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,637
|
$0.62
₽57.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$0.56
₽52.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$0.66
₽62.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$1.03
₽96.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,239
|
$0.30
₽27.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$0.25
₽23.76
|
|
pay 14.8% less for transportation
Malabo
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
$2.37
₽222.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA36,090
|
$19.36
₽1,817.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,311,372
|
$31,226.85
₽2,932,202.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,640
|
$3.41
₽319.97
|
|
pay 30.7% more for housing
Malabo
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA103,114
|
$6.56
₽616.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,892
|
$310.33
₽29,139.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA72,180
|
$214.38
₽20,129.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,867
|
$69.84
₽6,558.44
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,245
|
$220.41
₽20,696.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA721,796
|
$4,693.93
₽440,759.85
|
|
pay 1.8% more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA516
|
$1.55
₽145.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,125
|
$1.73
₽162.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,031
|
$2.23
₽209.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
$31.55
₽2,962.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.06
₽381.37
|
|
pay 10.8% more for clothing
Malabo
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,467
|
$62.85
₽5,902.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,838
|
$39.44
₽3,703.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,671
|
$79.13
₽7,430.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,401
|
$85.30
₽8,009.88
|
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