Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 7.9% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$13.28
FCFA8,079
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥801
|
$16.59
FCFA10,098
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥179
|
$1.66
FCFA1,010
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥119
|
$1.24
FCFA757
|
|
pay 35.2% more for groceries
Tokyo
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥269
|
$3.29
FCFA2,004
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,242
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥897
|
$9.84
FCFA5,989
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥334
|
$2.99
FCFA1,818
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥503
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥369
|
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥176
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥403
|
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥342
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥197
|
$1.88
FCFA1,145
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥192
|
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
|
pay 48.6% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥668
|
$3.14
FCFA1,911
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,886
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,344,652
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,943
|
$7.47
FCFA4,544
|
|
pay 68.6% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,874
|
$16.59
FCFA10,098
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥157,815
|
$207.42
FCFA126,231
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,091
|
$116.16
FCFA70,689
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,656
|
$42.51
FCFA25,870
|
|
pay 92.0% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥75,710
|
$66.38
FCFA40,394
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,269,152
|
$331.88
FCFA201,969
|
|
pay 11.2% more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥500
|
$1.66
FCFA1,010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥514
|
$6.64
FCFA4,039
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥600
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,632
|
$49.78
FCFA30,295
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,902
|
?? | |
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,419
|
$24.89
FCFA15,148
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,634
|
$103.71
FCFA63,115
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,598
|
$248.91
FCFA151,477
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,414
|
$82.97
FCFA50,492
|
|
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