Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 25.5% cheaper than Road Town.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Road Town, you would:
pay 8.3% less for restaurants
|
Road Town
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.50
|
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$20.95
FCFA12,763
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.12
FCFA681
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$1.26
FCFA766
|
|
pay 11.4% more for groceries
|
Road Town
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.95
|
$3.34
FCFA2,034
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.53
|
$8.88
FCFA5,411
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$2.28
FCFA1,389
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$2.66
FCFA1,621
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$1.33
FCFA810
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
|
$1.33
FCFA810
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$2.01
FCFA1,227
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
|
pay 26.8% less for transportation
|
Road Town
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$3.11
FCFA1,894
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$58.66
FCFA35,735
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,000.00
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,210,042
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.54
FCFA4,595
|
|
pay 53.9% less for housing
|
Road Town
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.33
|
$167.61
FCFA102,100
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,500.00
|
$209.51
FCFA127,626
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,266.67
|
$117.33
FCFA71,470
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.94
|
$37.17
FCFA22,642
|
|
pay 85.7% less for childcare
|
Road Town
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.50
|
$67.04
FCFA40,840
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$1,173.27
FCFA714,703
|
|
pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Road Town
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$0.84
FCFA510
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$6.70
FCFA4,084
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
|
$1.68
FCFA1,021
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$160.00
|
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
?? | |
pay 19.3% more for clothing
|
Road Town
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$25.14
FCFA15,315
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$81.01
FCFA49,349
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$251.42
FCFA153,151
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.00
|
$75.42
FCFA45,945
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Malabo or Road Town. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.