Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 10.3% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 14.3% less for restaurants
Oslo
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.06
kr207.72
|
$13.41
FCFA8,252
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.43
kr124.63
|
$20.95
FCFA12,894
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
kr30.49
|
$1.12
FCFA688
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
kr27.85
|
$1.26
FCFA774
|
|
pay 35.0% more for groceries
Oslo
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
kr36.30
|
$3.34
FCFA2,055
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
kr61.55
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.54
kr82.20
|
$8.88
FCFA5,467
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
kr41.08
|
$2.01
FCFA1,238
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.90
kr64.28
|
$2.28
FCFA1,404
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr13.56
|
$2.66
FCFA1,638
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
kr9.78
|
$1.33
FCFA819
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr12.70
|
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
kr17.68
|
$1.33
FCFA819
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
kr9.11
|
$2.01
FCFA1,240
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
kr10.83
|
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
|
pay 49.8% less for transportation
Oslo
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.99
kr87.09
|
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.56
kr845.43
|
$58.66
FCFA36,105
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,348.90
kr363,512.97
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,315,589
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
kr228.49
|
$7.54
FCFA4,642
|
|
pay 17.7% more for housing
Oslo
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.84
kr434.22
|
$167.61
FCFA103,156
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,309.35
kr14,272.32
|
$209.51
FCFA128,945
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,134.95
kr12,371.31
|
$117.33
FCFA72,209
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.33
kr1,714.98
|
$37.17
FCFA22,876
|
|
pay 81.5% less for childcare
Oslo
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.45
kr3,394.95
|
$67.04
FCFA41,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,586.53
kr82,695.49
|
$1,173.27
FCFA722,091
|
|
pay 25.2% less for entertainment and sports
Oslo
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.53
kr103.86
|
$0.84
FCFA516
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
kr46.17
|
$6.70
FCFA4,126
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.29
kr155.79
|
$1.68
FCFA1,032
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.81
kr455.75
|
$50.28
FCFA30,947
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.25
kr166.18
|
?? | |
pay 46.1% more for clothing
Oslo
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
kr856.59
|
$25.14
FCFA15,473
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
kr395.80
|
$81.01
FCFA49,859
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.89
kr1,067.07
|
$251.42
FCFA154,734
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.77
kr1,131.09
|
$75.42
FCFA46,420
|
|
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