Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 3.5% cheaper than Basseterre.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 34.9% less for restaurants
|
Basseterre
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$13.07
FCFA8,221
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
pay 68.0% more for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$3.24
FCFA2,039
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$3.37
FCFA2,117
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$9.69
FCFA6,094
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$2.94
FCFA1,850
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$3.10
FCFA1,949
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.48
FCFA932
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$1.48
FCFA932
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$1.85
FCFA1,165
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.09
FCFA1,945
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.38
FCFA16,590
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,034.81
FCFA20,776,043
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.35
FCFA4,624
|
pay 58.0% less for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$204.24
FCFA128,447
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$114.37
FCFA71,930
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$41.86
FCFA26,324
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$326.78
FCFA205,515
|
pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$5.72
FCFA3,597
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$4.52
FCFA2,841
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$49.02
FCFA30,827
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$5.39
FCFA3,387
|
|
pay 8.4% more for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$24.51
FCFA15,414
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$102.12
FCFA64,224
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$245.08
FCFA154,137
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
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