Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 78.2% more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 39.0% less for restaurants
Malabo
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
$11.74
GEL31.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,763
|
$7.83
GEL20.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA681
|
$0.88
GEL2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA766
|
$0.51
GEL1.35
|
|
pay 40.2% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,034
|
$0.68
GEL1.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.65
GEL12.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,411
|
$7.85
GEL20.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
$2.56
GEL6.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,389
|
$3.18
GEL8.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,621
|
$0.58
GEL1.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA810
|
$0.82
GEL2.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$0.77
GEL2.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA810
|
$0.79
GEL2.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,227
|
$0.40
GEL1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$0.37
GEL0.98
|
|
pay 11.6% more for transportation
Malabo
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,894
|
$5.47
GEL14.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,735
|
$15.66
GEL41.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,210,042
|
$23,483.37
GEL62,700.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,595
|
$7.83
GEL20.90
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Malabo
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA102,100
|
$20.37
GEL54.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA127,626
|
$988.93
GEL2,640.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA71,470
|
$643.97
GEL1,719.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,642
|
$53.87
GEL143.84
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA40,840
|
$233.05
GEL622.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA714,703
|
$5,254.52
GEL14,029.56
|
|
pay 43.5% more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA510
|
$1.96
GEL5.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,084
|
$2.84
GEL7.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,021
|
$3.09
GEL8.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
$57.20
GEL152.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.65
GEL17.77
|
|
pay 79.2% more for clothing
Malabo
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,315
|
$97.31
GEL259.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,349
|
$54.30
GEL144.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA153,151
|
$127.35
GEL340.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA45,945
|
$160.13
GEL427.55
|
|
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