Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 28.0% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 28.0% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.33
|
$13.07
FCFA8,131
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.34
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.85
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
pay 57.4% more for groceries
Dublin
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.75
|
$3.24
FCFA2,017
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.42
|
$3.37
FCFA2,094
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€5.05
|
$9.69
FCFA6,028
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€4.00
|
$2.94
FCFA1,830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€4.40
|
$3.10
FCFA1,928
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.05
|
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$1.48
FCFA922
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.21
|
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.76
|
$1.48
FCFA922
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$1.85
FCFA1,153
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.68
|
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
|
pay 56.0% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.82
|
$3.09
FCFA1,924
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€116.89
|
$26.38
FCFA16,410
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€37,277.18
|
$33,034.81
FCFA20,550,441
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€25.11
|
$7.35
FCFA4,574
|
|
pay 83.8% less for housing
Dublin
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€52.93
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€2,027.86
|
$204.24
FCFA127,052
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,732.75
|
$114.37
FCFA71,149
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€203.56
|
$41.86
FCFA26,038
|
|
pay 95.8% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,240.44
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€9,147.77
|
$326.78
FCFA203,284
|
|
pay 39.0% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.11
|
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.11
|
$5.72
FCFA3,557
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€16.77
|
$4.52
FCFA2,811
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€53.35
|
$49.02
FCFA30,493
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.21
|
$5.39
FCFA3,350
|
|
pay 49.1% more for clothing
Dublin
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€91.11
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€38.97
|
$102.12
FCFA63,526
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€92.67
|
$245.08
FCFA152,463
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€108.37
|
$81.69
FCFA50,821
|
|
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