Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 2.4 times more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 20.2% more for restaurants
Malabo
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
$14.29
€13.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,889
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA687
|
$2.23
€2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA773
|
$1.73
€1.63
|
|
pay 35.6% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,054
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.21
€4.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,465
|
$4.24
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$2.72
€2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,403
|
$3.57
€3.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,637
|
$0.82
€0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA818
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,239
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$0.37
€0.34
|
|
pay 52.5% more for transportation
Malabo
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
$7.98
€7.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA36,090
|
$32.98
€30.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,311,372
|
$26,816.68
€25,150.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,640
|
$10.33
€9.69
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Malabo
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA103,114
|
$28.58
€26.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,892
|
$724.26
€679.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA72,180
|
$533.62
€500.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,867
|
$229.02
€214.79
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,245
|
$371.98
€348.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA721,796
|
$6,903.44
€6,474.51
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA516
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,125
|
$3.51
€3.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,031
|
$5.66
€5.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
$57.35
€53.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 47.0% more for clothing
Malabo
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,467
|
$89.77
€84.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,838
|
$40.27
€37.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,671
|
$89.33
€83.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,401
|
$109.92
€103.09
|
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