Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 12.0% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Malabo instead of United States, you would:
pay 5.1% more for restaurants
United States
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$13.41
FCFA8,100
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$20.95
FCFA12,657
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$1.12
FCFA675
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$1.26
FCFA759
|
|
pay 19.6% more for groceries
United States
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$3.34
FCFA2,017
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$8.88
FCFA5,366
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$2.01
FCFA1,215
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$2.28
FCFA1,378
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$2.66
FCFA1,607
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$1.33
FCFA804
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$1.33
FCFA804
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$2.01
FCFA1,217
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
|
pay 27.9% less for transportation
United States
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$3.11
FCFA1,878
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$58.66
FCFA35,439
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,125,385
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$7.54
FCFA4,556
|
|
pay 28.4% less for housing
United States
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$167.61
FCFA101,254
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$209.51
FCFA126,567
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$117.33
FCFA70,878
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$37.17
FCFA22,455
|
|
pay 93.3% less for childcare
United States
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$67.04
FCFA40,502
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$1,173.27
FCFA708,777
|
|
pay 24.5% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$0.84
FCFA506
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$6.70
FCFA4,050
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$1.68
FCFA1,013
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$50.28
FCFA30,376
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
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pay 65.2% more for clothing
United States
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$25.14
FCFA15,188
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$81.01
FCFA48,939
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$251.42
FCFA151,881
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$75.42
FCFA45,564
|
|
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