Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 38.8% more expensive than Riga.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Riga, you would:
pay 37.7% more for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Malabo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
$20.95
FCFA12,889
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.33
|
$1.12
FCFA687
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
€1.20
|
$1.26
FCFA773
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Riga
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.25
|
$3.34
FCFA2,054
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
€5.08
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.15
|
$8.88
FCFA5,465
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
€3.27
|
$2.28
FCFA1,403
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$2.66
FCFA1,637
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$1.33
FCFA818
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$1.33
FCFA818
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$2.01
FCFA1,239
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
|
pay 10.5% less for transportation
|
Riga
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
€7.31
|
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.93
|
$58.66
FCFA36,090
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,685.00
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,311,372
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.66
€10.00
|
$7.54
FCFA4,640
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Riga
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.82
€18.59
|
$167.61
FCFA103,114
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.54
€459.13
|
$209.51
FCFA128,892
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$337.47
€316.50
|
$117.33
FCFA72,180
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.35
€238.54
|
$37.17
FCFA22,867
|
|
pay 87.6% less for childcare
|
Riga
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$404.77
€379.62
|
$67.04
FCFA41,245
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,268.86
€13,382.28
|
$1,173.27
FCFA721,796
|
|
pay 2.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.12
|
$0.84
FCFA516
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.83
|
$6.70
FCFA4,125
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.64
|
$1.68
FCFA1,031
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.13
€41.39
|
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.38
|
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pay 52.2% more for clothing
|
Riga
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.46
€67.02
|
$25.14
FCFA15,467
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.87
€42.08
|
$81.01
FCFA49,838
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.12
€72.33
|
$251.42
FCFA154,671
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.87
€105.86
|
$75.42
FCFA46,401
|
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