Cost of living comparison
compared to
Malabo vs. Tehran Cost of Living Summary
Malabo is 96.0% more expensive than Tehran.
- Restaurants
-
pay 58.3% more in Malabo
- Groceries
-
pay 3.1 times more in Malabo
- Transportation
-
pay 2.4 times more in Malabo
- Housing
-
pay 35.8% more in Malabo
- Childcare
-
pay 82.3% less in Malabo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.8 times more in Malabo
- Clothing
-
pay 2.2 times more in Malabo
The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, restaurants, and housing in Malabo are more expensive than in Tehran. Notably, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Malabo.
Malabo vs. Tehran Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Malabo instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 58.3% more for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.80
IRR160,066
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.50
IRR189,551
|
$8.90
FCFA4,976
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
IRR19,803
|
$0.89
FCFA498
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
IRR42,832
|
$0.89
FCFA498
|
|
Tehran vs. Malabo - Cost of restaurants
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
IRR22,597
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.89
IRR79,457
|
$3.36
FCFA1,878
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.35
IRR99,088
|
$10.78
FCFA6,027
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
IRR46,879
|
$4.27
FCFA2,388
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
IRR59,444
|
$3.09
FCFA1,729
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
IRR17,238
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
IRR28,730
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
IRR16,027
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IRR12,059
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,251
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,697
|
?? | |
Tehran vs. Malabo - Cost of groceries
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.75
IRR115,757
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.55
IRR275,915
|
$26.33
FCFA14,715
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,000.00
IRR2,864,330,000
|
$32,972.23
FCFA18,427,508
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.85
IRR120,049
|
$8.01
FCFA4,478
|
|
Tehran vs. Malabo - Cost of transportation
pay 35.8% more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
IRR242,479
|
$17.81
FCFA9,951
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$450.54
IRR18,977,937
|
$267.09
FCFA149,270
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.19
IRR13,529,405
|
$124.64
FCFA69,659
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.05
IRR507,653
|
?? | |
Tehran vs. Malabo - Cost of housing
pay 82.3% less for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.82
IRR5,215,585
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,011.10
IRR84,712,359
|
$356.12
FCFA199,027
|
|
Tehran vs. Malabo - Cost of childcare
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
IRR27,380
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.23
IRR51,930
|
$5.34
FCFA2,985
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,306
|
$4.51
FCFA2,520
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.91
IRR923,022
|
$35.61
FCFA19,903
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,184
|
$5.38
FCFA3,004
|
|
Tehran vs. Malabo - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.24
IRR1,062,984
|
$26.71
FCFA14,927
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
IRR1,295,590
|
$133.54
FCFA74,635
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.65
IRR4,955,590
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.84
IRR2,941,635
|
$89.03
FCFA49,757
|
|
Tehran vs. Malabo - Cost of clothing
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