Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 34.5% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Malabo instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.71
|
$13.41
FCFA8,223
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.84
|
$20.95
FCFA12,848
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$1.12
FCFA685
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
$1.26
FCFA771
|
|
pay 57.4% more for groceries
San Salvador
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.36
|
$3.34
FCFA2,048
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.97
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.65
|
$8.88
FCFA5,447
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.07
|
$2.01
FCFA1,233
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.45
|
$2.28
FCFA1,399
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
$2.66
FCFA1,632
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
$1.33
FCFA816
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.29
|
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
$1.33
FCFA816
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
$2.01
FCFA1,236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
|
pay 16.6% more for transportation
San Salvador
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.78
|
$3.11
FCFA1,907
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.11
|
$58.66
FCFA35,975
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,411.22
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,278,596
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC261.08
|
$7.54
FCFA4,625
|
|
pay 23.6% more for housing
San Salvador
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC396.44
|
$167.61
FCFA102,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,878.63
|
$209.51
FCFA128,482
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,591.16
|
$117.33
FCFA71,950
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC457.16
|
$37.17
FCFA22,794
|
|
pay 52.7% less for childcare
San Salvador
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC867.71
|
$67.04
FCFA41,114
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC38,041.05
|
$1,173.27
FCFA719,502
|
|
pay 35.2% more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.12
|
$0.84
FCFA514
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.56
|
$6.70
FCFA4,111
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
$1.68
FCFA1,028
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC257.49
|
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.73
|
?? | |
pay 60.4% more for clothing
San Salvador
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.86
|
$25.14
FCFA15,418
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.64
|
$81.01
FCFA49,680
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC711.53
|
$251.42
FCFA154,179
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.33
|
$75.42
FCFA46,254
|
|
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