Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 54.5% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 86.0% more for restaurants
Skopje
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.89
MKD336.27
|
$13.28
FCFA8,079
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
MKD301.14
|
$16.59
FCFA10,098
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
MKD91.75
|
$1.66
FCFA1,010
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
MKD70.77
|
$1.24
FCFA757
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Skopje
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
MKD37.30
|
$3.29
FCFA2,004
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
MKD222.73
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MKD265.01
|
$9.84
FCFA5,989
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
MKD122.25
|
$2.99
FCFA1,818
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
MKD206.09
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
MKD23.81
|
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD35.05
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.50
|
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MKD46.11
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.06
|
$1.88
FCFA1,145
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.17
|
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
|
pay 8.6% less for transportation
Skopje
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MKD310.87
|
$3.14
FCFA1,911
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.49
MKD1,455.51
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,636.94
MKD1,806,840.57
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.98
MKD341.29
|
$7.47
FCFA4,544
|
|
pay 43.4% less for housing
Skopje
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.21
MKD1,154.37
|
$16.59
FCFA10,098
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$352.02
MKD20,104.46
|
$207.42
FCFA126,231
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$256.45
MKD14,646.42
|
$116.16
FCFA70,689
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.75
MKD6,039.48
|
$42.51
FCFA25,870
|
|
pay 84.4% less for childcare
Skopje
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.04
MKD16,165.12
|
$66.38
FCFA40,394
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,283.33
MKD244,628.14
|
$331.88
FCFA201,969
|
|
pay 88.8% more for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
MKD120.46
|
$1.66
FCFA1,010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
MKD109.49
|
$6.64
FCFA4,039
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
MKD160.61
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.15
MKD2,007.60
|
$49.78
FCFA30,295
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
MKD351.33
|
?? | |
pay 81.5% more for clothing
Skopje
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.92
MKD3,878.93
|
$24.89
FCFA15,148
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.30
MKD2,073.07
|
$103.71
FCFA63,115
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.70
MKD4,551.85
|
$248.91
FCFA151,477
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.77
MKD5,184.27
|
$82.97
FCFA50,492
|
|
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