Cost of living comparison
compared to
Malabo vs. Sucre Cost of Living Summary
Malabo is 48.8% more expensive than Sucre.
- Restaurants
-
pay 49.0% more in Malabo
- Groceries
-
pay 2.4 times more in Malabo
- Transportation
-
pay 70.9% more in Malabo
- Housing
-
pay 46.2% less in Malabo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 74.0% more in Malabo
- Clothing
-
pay 5.6% more in Malabo
The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Malabo are more expensive than in Sucre. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Malabo.
Malabo vs. Sucre Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Malabo instead of Sucre, you would:
pay 49.0% more for restaurants
|
Sucre
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.80
BOB12.43
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.79
BOB39.87
|
$8.90
FCFA5,036
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
BOB4.42
|
$0.89
FCFA504
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
BOB3.98
|
$0.89
FCFA504
|
|
Sucre vs. Malabo - Cost of restaurants
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Sucre
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
BOB9.95
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
BOB15.16
|
$3.36
FCFA1,900
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.27
BOB22.54
|
$10.78
FCFA6,100
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
BOB11.91
|
$4.27
FCFA2,417
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
BOB9.38
|
$3.09
FCFA1,750
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
BOB5.63
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
BOB2.69
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
BOB2.25
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BOB8.97
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BOB1.34
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
BOB2.25
|
?? | |
Sucre vs. Malabo - Cost of groceries
pay 70.9% more for transportation
|
Sucre
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
BOB26.08
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.15
BOB159.49
|
$26.33
FCFA14,893
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,466.20
BOB99,680.01
|
$32,972.23
FCFA18,650,720
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.01
FCFA4,532
|
|
Sucre vs. Malabo - Cost of transportation
pay 46.2% less for housing
|
Sucre
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.00
BOB179.15
|
$17.81
FCFA10,072
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.26
BOB3,453.98
|
$267.09
FCFA151,078
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$315.31
BOB2,172.65
|
$124.64
FCFA70,503
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.83
BOB74.65
|
?? | |
Sucre vs. Malabo - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sucre
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$356.12
FCFA201,438
|
Sucre vs. Malabo - Cost of childcare
pay 74.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sucre
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
BOB9.80
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.43
BOB16.78
|
$5.34
FCFA3,022
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
BOB12.96
|
$4.51
FCFA2,551
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.05
BOB158.83
|
$35.61
FCFA20,144
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.53
BOB45.01
|
$5.38
FCFA3,041
|
|
Sucre vs. Malabo - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 5.6% more for clothing
|
Sucre
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.00
BOB248.06
|
$26.71
FCFA15,108
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$133.54
FCFA75,539
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.00
BOB496.12
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.00
BOB447.89
|
$89.03
FCFA50,359
|
|
Sucre vs. Malabo - Cost of clothing
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