Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 11.5% more expensive than Rome.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Rome, you would:
pay 8.3% more for restaurants
Rome
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.38
|
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$20.95
FCFA12,763
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.09
|
$1.12
FCFA681
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$1.26
FCFA766
|
|
pay 56.5% more for groceries
Rome
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
$3.34
FCFA2,034
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.88
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.43
|
$8.88
FCFA5,411
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.31
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.49
|
$2.28
FCFA1,389
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$2.66
FCFA1,621
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.33
FCFA810
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.23
|
$1.33
FCFA810
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$2.01
FCFA1,227
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
|
pay 24.3% less for transportation
Rome
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.12
|
$3.11
FCFA1,894
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.74
|
$58.66
FCFA35,735
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,210,042
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.29
|
$7.54
FCFA4,595
|
|
pay 51.3% more for housing
Rome
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.25
|
$167.61
FCFA102,100
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,088.30
|
$209.51
FCFA127,626
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€718.73
|
$117.33
FCFA71,470
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€160.94
|
$37.17
FCFA22,642
|
|
pay 87.0% less for childcare
Rome
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€493.22
|
$67.04
FCFA40,840
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,111.24
|
$1,173.27
FCFA714,703
|
|
pay 32.9% more for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$0.84
FCFA510
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$6.70
FCFA4,084
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.13
|
$1.68
FCFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.25
|
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.19
|
?? | |
pay 42.9% more for clothing
Rome
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€79.49
|
$25.14
FCFA15,315
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€33.74
|
$81.01
FCFA49,349
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€90.41
|
$251.42
FCFA153,151
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€115.06
|
$75.42
FCFA45,945
|
|
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