Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 2.1 times more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 12.7% less for restaurants
Malabo
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,223
|
$10.94
CLF0.3800
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,848
|
$8.55
CLF0.2900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA685
|
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA771
|
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 30.1% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,048
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,447
|
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,233
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,399
|
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,632
|
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA816
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA816
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,236
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 30.6% more for transportation
Malabo
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,907
|
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,975
|
$48.88
CLF1.6800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,278,596
|
$17,775.09
CLF610.9300
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,625
|
$10.20
CLF0.3500
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Malabo
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA102,786
|
$25.79
CLF0.8900
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,482
|
$515.89
CLF17.7300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA71,950
|
$484.85
CLF16.6600
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,794
|
$123.09
CLF4.2300
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,114
|
$427.49
CLF14.6900
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA719,502
|
$6,617.78
CLF227.4500
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA514
|
$3.91
CLF0.1300
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,111
|
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,028
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
$39.00
CLF1.3400
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
|
pay 1.3% more for clothing
Malabo
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,418
|
$57.07
CLF1.9600
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,680
|
$31.83
CLF1.0900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,179
|
$74.61
CLF2.5600
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,254
|
$82.33
CLF2.8300
|
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