Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 10.2% more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Malabo instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 58.8% more for restaurants
St. George's
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$20.95
FCFA12,763
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
$1.12
FCFA681
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$1.26
FCFA766
|
|
pay 33.9% more for groceries
St. George's
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$3.34
FCFA2,034
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
$8.88
FCFA5,411
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
$2.28
FCFA1,389
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
$2.66
FCFA1,621
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
$1.33
FCFA810
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
$1.33
FCFA810
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
$2.01
FCFA1,227
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
|
pay 22.1% less for transportation
St. George's
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
$3.11
FCFA1,894
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$58.66
FCFA35,735
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,210,042
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$7.54
FCFA4,595
|
|
pay 8.3% more for housing
St. George's
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
$167.61
FCFA102,100
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
$209.51
FCFA127,626
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
$117.33
FCFA71,470
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$37.17
FCFA22,642
|
|
pay 19.0% less for childcare
St. George's
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$67.04
FCFA40,840
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
$1,173.27
FCFA714,703
|
|
pay 12.4% less for entertainment and sports
St. George's
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.84
FCFA510
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$6.70
FCFA4,084
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.68
FCFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
?? | |
pay 24.2% more for clothing
St. George's
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
$25.14
FCFA15,315
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$81.01
FCFA49,349
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
$251.42
FCFA153,151
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
$75.42
FCFA45,945
|
|
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