Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 2.2 times more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 4.0% more for restaurants
Malabo
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
$10.09
CRC5,143.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,763
|
$9.20
CRC4,690.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA681
|
$1.83
CRC930.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA766
|
$1.68
CRC853.78
|
|
pay 17.9% less for groceries
Malabo
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,034
|
$2.05
CRC1,044.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.67
CRC1,870.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,411
|
$7.11
CRC3,624.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
$3.18
CRC1,620.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,389
|
$3.84
CRC1,955.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,621
|
$2.21
CRC1,127.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA810
|
$0.53
CRC270.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$0.88
CRC447.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA810
|
$1.08
CRC551.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,227
|
$0.98
CRC499.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$1.03
CRC523.43
|
|
pay 57.5% more for transportation
Malabo
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,894
|
$6.17
CRC3,142.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,735
|
$35.74
CRC18,213.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,210,042
|
$32,532.30
CRC16,580,948.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,595
|
$13.32
CRC6,787.62
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Malabo
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA102,100
|
$50.83
CRC25,908.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA127,626
|
$686.22
CRC349,749.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA71,470
|
$420.20
CRC214,165.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,642
|
$44.00
CRC22,427.96
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA40,840
|
$358.07
CRC182,501.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA714,703
|
$8,730.45
CRC4,449,707.20
|
|
pay 89.8% more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA510
|
$2.79
CRC1,421.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,084
|
$3.05
CRC1,554.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,021
|
$4.37
CRC2,226.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
$60.66
CRC30,914.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.44
CRC3,789.93
|
|
pay 49.6% more for clothing
Malabo
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,315
|
$85.11
CRC43,380.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,349
|
$48.81
CRC24,875.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA153,151
|
$122.12
CRC62,242.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA45,945
|
$113.99
CRC58,099.22
|
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