Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 2.9 times more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 45.6% less for restaurants
Malabo
|
Taipei
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
$5.92
NT$191.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,763
|
$4.93
NT$159.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA681
|
$1.07
NT$34.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA766
|
$0.68
NT$21.99
|
|
pay 1.8% more for groceries
Malabo
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,034
|
$2.01
NT$65.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.55
NT$275.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,411
|
$11.77
NT$380.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
$3.41
NT$110.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,389
|
$4.21
NT$135.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,621
|
$2.13
NT$68.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA810
|
$1.02
NT$32.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$1.28
NT$41.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA810
|
$1.63
NT$52.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,227
|
$1.29
NT$41.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$1.15
NT$37.29
|
|
pay 28.8% more for transportation
Malabo
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,894
|
$3.89
NT$125.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,735
|
$42.09
NT$1,359.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,210,042
|
$32,885.97
NT$1,061,950.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,595
|
$9.21
NT$297.35
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Malabo
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA102,100
|
$26.10
NT$842.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA127,626
|
$624.83
NT$20,177.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA71,470
|
$417.75
NT$13,490.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,642
|
$69.55
NT$2,245.81
|
|
pay 12.0 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA40,840
|
$689.69
NT$22,271.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA714,703
|
$16,064.75
NT$518,761.20
|
|
pay 59.2% more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA510
|
$2.14
NT$69.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,084
|
$3.21
NT$103.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,021
|
$4.28
NT$138.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
$39.68
NT$1,281.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.52
NT$339.82
|
|
pay 38.9% more for clothing
Malabo
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,315
|
$82.51
NT$2,664.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,349
|
$30.23
NT$976.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA153,151
|
$94.58
NT$3,054.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA45,945
|
$115.17
NT$3,718.95
|
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