Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 4.2 times more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 41.0% more for restaurants
Malabo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,223
|
$13.79
NZ$23.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,848
|
$9.40
NZ$15.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA685
|
$2.59
NZ$4.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA771
|
$2.33
NZ$3.92
|
|
pay 9.4% more for groceries
Malabo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,048
|
$2.13
NZ$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.07
NZ$8.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,447
|
$7.36
NZ$12.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,233
|
$4.65
NZ$7.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,399
|
$4.79
NZ$8.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,632
|
$1.41
NZ$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA816
|
$1.08
NZ$1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA816
|
$2.62
NZ$4.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,236
|
$1.04
NZ$1.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
|
pay 94.3% more for transportation
Malabo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,907
|
$6.96
NZ$11.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,975
|
$95.46
NZ$160.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,278,596
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,959.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,625
|
$16.89
NZ$28.44
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
Malabo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA102,786
|
$57.53
NZ$96.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,482
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,677.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA71,950
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,356.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,794
|
$133.18
NZ$224.25
|
|
pay 11.6 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,114
|
$833.64
NZ$1,403.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA719,502
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,279.43
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA514
|
$6.89
NZ$11.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,111
|
$3.40
NZ$5.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,028
|
$23.82
NZ$40.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
$41.36
NZ$69.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.54
NZ$21.11
|
|
pay 45.5% more for clothing
Malabo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,418
|
$78.58
NZ$132.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,680
|
$47.12
NZ$79.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,179
|
$107.54
NZ$181.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,254
|
$127.08
NZ$213.97
|
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