Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 2.1 times more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 19.8% less for restaurants
Malabo
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
$11.17
BGN20.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,763
|
$6.70
BGN12.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA681
|
$1.40
BGN2.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA766
|
$1.01
BGN1.83
|
|
pay 31.5% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,034
|
$1.05
BGN1.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.72
BGN10.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,411
|
$6.86
BGN12.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
$3.35
BGN6.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,389
|
$3.69
BGN6.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,621
|
$0.66
BGN1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA810
|
$0.81
BGN1.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$0.72
BGN1.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA810
|
$1.07
BGN1.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,227
|
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$0.42
BGN0.76
|
|
pay 22.5% more for transportation
Malabo
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,894
|
$6.32
BGN11.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,735
|
$27.93
BGN50.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,210,042
|
$25,137.87
BGN45,634.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,595
|
$6.71
BGN12.18
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Malabo
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA102,100
|
$13.34
BGN24.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA127,626
|
$480.63
BGN872.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA71,470
|
$371.15
BGN673.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,642
|
$102.16
BGN185.45
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA40,840
|
$461.15
BGN837.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA714,703
|
$8,362.58
BGN15,181.26
|
|
pay 40.9% more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA510
|
$2.23
BGN4.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,084
|
$2.23
BGN4.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,021
|
$3.35
BGN6.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
$32.02
BGN58.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.38
BGN15.21
|
|
pay 16.5% more for clothing
Malabo
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,315
|
$68.77
BGN124.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,349
|
$33.99
BGN61.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA153,151
|
$81.13
BGN147.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA45,945
|
$89.14
BGN161.83
|
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