Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 49.2% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 64.4% more for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
$13.07
FCFA8,131
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY250.25
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY43.75
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.36
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY28.72
|
$3.24
FCFA2,017
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY158.64
|
$3.37
FCFA2,094
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY134.30
|
$9.69
FCFA6,028
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY57.87
|
$2.94
FCFA1,830
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY92.92
|
$3.10
FCFA1,928
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.75
|
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY30.34
|
$1.48
FCFA922
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.63
|
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY18.64
|
$1.48
FCFA922
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.52
|
$1.85
FCFA1,153
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY7.90
|
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
|
pay 44.1% more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY165.72
|
$3.09
FCFA1,924
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
$26.38
FCFA16,410
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,543,531.51
|
$33,034.81
FCFA20,550,441
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY185.97
|
$7.35
FCFA4,574
|
|
pay 29.0% less for housing
|
Ankara
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY395.89
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,394.49
|
$204.24
FCFA127,052
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY13,745.62
|
$114.37
FCFA71,149
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,826.74
|
$41.86
FCFA26,038
|
|
pay 92.0% less for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,281.81
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY357,565.31
|
$326.78
FCFA203,284
|
|
pay 36.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY120.12
|
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY97.84
|
$5.72
FCFA3,557
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY70.07
|
$4.52
FCFA2,811
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,407.97
|
$49.02
FCFA30,493
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY200.20
|
$5.39
FCFA3,350
|
|
pay 47.5% more for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,950.21
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,568.42
|
$102.12
FCFA63,526
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,585.91
|
$245.08
FCFA152,463
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,210.33
|
$81.69
FCFA50,821
|
|
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