Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 60.6% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Windhoek
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD175.11
|
$13.28
FCFA8,079
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD80.05
|
$16.59
FCFA10,098
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD14.88
|
$1.66
FCFA1,010
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.51
|
$1.24
FCFA757
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Windhoek
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.47
|
$3.29
FCFA2,004
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD53.03
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD99.00
|
$9.84
FCFA5,989
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD59.16
|
$2.99
FCFA1,818
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD39.18
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD14.86
|
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.52
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.38
|
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.25
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.46
|
$1.88
FCFA1,145
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.54
|
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
|
pay 6.5% less for transportation
|
Windhoek
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD82.57
|
$3.14
FCFA1,911
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD205,629.53
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$7.47
FCFA4,544
|
|
pay 47.4% less for housing
|
Windhoek
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD981.62
|
$16.59
FCFA10,098
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,622.35
|
$207.42
FCFA126,231
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,536.98
|
$116.16
FCFA70,689
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,043.39
|
$42.51
FCFA25,870
|
|
pay 76.5% less for childcare
|
Windhoek
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$66.38
FCFA40,394
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$331.88
FCFA201,969
|
|
pay 96.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Windhoek
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD30.02
|
$1.66
FCFA1,010
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD34.80
|
$6.64
FCFA4,039
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD44.52
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD670.22
|
$49.78
FCFA30,295
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD60.04
|
?? | |
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Windhoek
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD650.41
|
$24.89
FCFA15,148
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD404.05
|
$103.71
FCFA63,115
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,167.40
|
$248.91
FCFA151,477
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD898.05
|
$82.97
FCFA50,492
|
|
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