Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 2.1 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
$13.07
FCFA8,131
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
$3.24
FCFA2,017
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
$3.37
FCFA2,094
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
$9.69
FCFA6,028
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
$2.94
FCFA1,830
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
$3.10
FCFA1,928
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$1.48
FCFA922
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
$1.48
FCFA922
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$1.85
FCFA1,153
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF782
|
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.09
FCFA1,924
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.38
FCFA16,410
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,034.81
FCFA20,550,441
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.35
FCFA4,574
|
pay 13.6% more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
$204.24
FCFA127,052
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
$114.37
FCFA71,149
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$41.86
FCFA26,038
|
|
pay 67.6% less for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
$326.78
FCFA203,284
|
|
pay 70.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
$5.72
FCFA3,557
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
$4.52
FCFA2,811
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$49.02
FCFA30,493
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.39
FCFA3,350
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$102.12
FCFA63,526
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$245.08
FCFA152,463
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$81.69
FCFA50,821
|
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