Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 38.6% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 1.3% less for restaurants
Charlotte Amalie
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$13.28
FCFA8,008
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$16.59
FCFA10,010
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.66
FCFA1,001
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.24
FCFA751
|
|
pay 26.7% less for groceries
Charlotte Amalie
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$3.29
FCFA1,986
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? | ?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.00
|
$9.84
FCFA5,936
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$2.99
FCFA1,802
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.26
FCFA1,362
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.26
FCFA1,362
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.88
FCFA1,135
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.26
FCFA1,362
|
|
pay 45.8% less for transportation
Charlotte Amalie
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$3.14
FCFA1,895
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.47
FCFA4,504
|
|
pay 86.2% less for housing
Charlotte Amalie
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$16.59
FCFA10,010
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$207.42
FCFA125,120
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$116.16
FCFA70,067
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$42.51
FCFA25,642
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Charlotte Amalie
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$66.38
FCFA40,038
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$331.88
FCFA200,191
|
pay 32.9% less for entertainment and sports
Charlotte Amalie
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$1.66
FCFA1,001
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$6.64
FCFA4,004
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? | ?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$49.78
FCFA30,029
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Charlotte Amalie
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$24.89
FCFA15,014
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$103.71
FCFA62,560
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$248.91
FCFA150,143
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$82.97
FCFA50,048
|
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