Cost of living comparison
compared to
San Marino vs. Malabo Cost of Living Summary
San Marino is 62.8% more expensive than Malabo.
San Marino vs. Malabo Cost Breakdown
If you lived in San Marino instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 78.5% more for restaurants
|
Malabo
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$17.52
€15.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.90
FCFA5,048
|
$8.56
€7.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FCFA505
|
$2.31
€1.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FCFA505
|
$1.61
€1.39
|
|
Malabo vs. San Marino - Cost of restaurants
pay 59.0% less for groceries
|
Malabo
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? | ?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.36
FCFA1,905
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.78
FCFA6,114
|
$4.42
€3.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.27
FCFA2,423
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
FCFA1,754
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.06
€0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.53
€0.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
Malabo vs. San Marino - Cost of groceries
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Malabo
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.74
€6.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.33
FCFA14,928
|
$29.20
€25.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,972.23
FCFA19M
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.01
FCFA4,543
|
$23.71
€20.49
|
|
Malabo vs. San Marino - Cost of transportation
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Malabo
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.81
FCFA10,095
|
$35.04
€30.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.09
FCFA151K
|
$642.39
€555.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$124.64
FCFA70,668
|
$583.99
€504.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$89.32
€77.20
|
|
Malabo vs. San Marino - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Malabo
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$356.12
FCFA202K
|
?? |
Malabo vs. San Marino - Cost of childcare
pay 19.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Malabo
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$4.67
€4.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.34
FCFA3,029
|
$1.75
€1.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.51
FCFA2,557
|
$5.84
€5.05
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.61
FCFA20,191
|
$58.40
€50.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.38
FCFA3,048
|
$8.18
€7.07
|
|
Malabo vs. San Marino - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 32.6% more for clothing
|
Malabo
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.71
FCFA15,143
|
$81.76
€70.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$133.54
FCFA75,716
|
$35.04
€30.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.03
FCFA50,477
|
$58.40
€50.48
|
|
Malabo vs. San Marino - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
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