Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 92.2% more expensive than P'yongyang.
If you lived in Malabo instead of P'yongyang, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
P'yongyang
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$20.95
FCFA12,763
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$1.12
FCFA681
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$1.26
FCFA766
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
P'yongyang
|
Malabo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$3.34
FCFA2,034
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$8.88
FCFA5,411
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$2.28
FCFA1,389
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$2.66
FCFA1,621
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.33
FCFA810
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.33
FCFA810
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$2.01
FCFA1,227
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
|
pay 16.2% less for transportation
|
P'yongyang
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$3.11
FCFA1,894
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$58.66
FCFA35,735
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,210,042
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
$7.54
FCFA4,595
|
|
pay 40.5% less for housing
|
P'yongyang
|
Malabo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$167.61
FCFA102,100
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$209.51
FCFA127,626
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$117.33
FCFA71,470
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$37.17
FCFA22,642
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
P'yongyang
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$67.04
FCFA40,840
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,173.27
FCFA714,703
|
pay 20.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
P'yongyang
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$0.84
FCFA510
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$6.70
FCFA4,084
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$1.68
FCFA1,021
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
?? | |
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
|
P'yongyang
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$25.14
FCFA15,315
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$81.01
FCFA49,349
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$251.42
FCFA153,151
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$75.42
FCFA45,945
|
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