Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 17.9% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 46.1% more for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL992
|
$13.28
FCFA8,004
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL729
|
$16.59
FCFA10,005
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL149
|
$1.66
FCFA1,000
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL77
|
$1.24
FCFA750
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
$3.29
FCFA1,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL561
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL696
|
$9.84
FCFA5,933
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL330
|
$2.99
FCFA1,801
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL333
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL102
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL75
|
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL77
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL46
|
$1.88
FCFA1,135
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL52
|
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
|
pay 67.0% less for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL716
|
$3.14
FCFA1,894
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,587
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,330,683
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,678
|
$7.47
FCFA4,502
|
|
pay 45.8% less for housing
|
Tirana
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,603
|
$16.59
FCFA10,005
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL52,393
|
$207.42
FCFA125,061
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL35,090
|
$116.16
FCFA70,034
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,185
|
$42.51
FCFA25,630
|
|
pay 82.5% less for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL21,690
|
$66.38
FCFA40,019
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL447,578
|
$331.88
FCFA200,097
|
|
pay 79.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL248
|
$1.66
FCFA1,000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL167
|
$6.64
FCFA4,002
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL347
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,134
|
$49.78
FCFA30,015
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL793
|
?? | |
pay 44.6% more for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL5,931
|
$24.89
FCFA15,007
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,485
|
$103.71
FCFA62,530
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,797
|
$248.91
FCFA150,073
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,603
|
$82.97
FCFA50,024
|
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