Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 51.9% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 84.7% more for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.48
€6.99
|
$13.41
FCFA8,223
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
€4.63
|
$20.95
FCFA12,848
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.84
|
$1.12
FCFA685
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.48
|
$1.26
FCFA771
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Podgorica
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
$3.34
FCFA2,048
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
€3.33
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
€4.66
|
$8.88
FCFA5,447
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
€2.59
|
$2.01
FCFA1,233
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
€3.23
|
$2.28
FCFA1,399
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$2.66
FCFA1,632
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$1.33
FCFA816
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.33
FCFA816
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$2.01
FCFA1,236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
|
pay 3.9% more for transportation
Podgorica
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
€5.84
|
$3.11
FCFA1,907
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.84
|
$58.66
FCFA35,975
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,696.47
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,278,596
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
€5.55
|
$7.54
FCFA4,625
|
|
pay 75.0% more for housing
Podgorica
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.23
€27.32
|
$167.61
FCFA102,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$441.52
€412.77
|
$209.51
FCFA128,482
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.02
€303.86
|
$117.33
FCFA71,950
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.56
€80.93
|
$37.17
FCFA22,794
|
|
pay 72.0% less for childcare
Podgorica
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.91
€174.74
|
$67.04
FCFA41,114
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.08
€5,447.65
|
$1,173.27
FCFA719,502
|
|
pay 54.8% more for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
€2.06
|
$0.84
FCFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
€1.57
|
$6.70
FCFA4,111
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
€3.60
|
$1.68
FCFA1,028
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€34.11
|
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
€5.14
|
?? | |
pay 58.7% more for clothing
Podgorica
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
€74.81
|
$25.14
FCFA15,418
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.04
€32.76
|
$81.01
FCFA49,680
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
€78.89
|
$251.42
FCFA154,179
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.39
€94.79
|
$75.42
FCFA46,254
|
|
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