Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 88.1% more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 61.9% more for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$13.28
FCFA8,079
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$16.59
FCFA10,098
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$1.66
FCFA1,010
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$1.24
FCFA757
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for groceries
Nouakchott
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$3.29
FCFA2,004
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$9.84
FCFA5,989
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$2.99
FCFA1,818
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$1.88
FCFA1,145
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
|
pay 39.8% more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$3.14
FCFA1,911
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$7.47
FCFA4,544
|
|
pay 30.2% less for housing
Nouakchott
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$16.59
FCFA10,098
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$207.42
FCFA126,231
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$116.16
FCFA70,689
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$42.51
FCFA25,870
|
|
pay 55.5% less for childcare
Nouakchott
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$66.38
FCFA40,394
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$331.88
FCFA201,969
|
|
pay 60.7% more for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$1.66
FCFA1,010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$6.64
FCFA4,039
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$49.78
FCFA30,295
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
?? | |
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$24.89
FCFA15,148
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$103.71
FCFA63,115
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$248.91
FCFA151,477
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$82.97
FCFA50,492
|
|
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