Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 2.2 times more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 11.9% less for restaurants
Malabo
|
St. George's
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,223
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,848
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA685
|
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA771
|
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
|
pay 3.8% less for groceries
Malabo
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,048
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,447
|
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,233
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,399
|
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,632
|
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA816
|
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA816
|
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,236
|
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for transportation
Malabo
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,907
|
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,975
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,278,596
|
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,625
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 94.0% more for housing
Malabo
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA102,786
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,482
|
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA71,950
|
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,794
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
|
pay 34.4% more for childcare
Malabo
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,114
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA719,502
|
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
|
pay 50.0% more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA514
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,111
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,028
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 54.5% more for clothing
Malabo
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,418
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,680
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,179
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,254
|
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
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