Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 2.4 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$13.07
FCFA8,230
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$12.25
FCFA7,716
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.23
FCFA772
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$1.23
FCFA772
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$3.24
FCFA2,041
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.37
FCFA2,119
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$9.69
FCFA6,101
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.94
FCFA1,852
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.10
FCFA1,951
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.48
FCFA933
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.48
FCFA933
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.85
FCFA1,167
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
|
pay 35.9% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$3.09
FCFA1,947
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.38
FCFA16,610
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$33,034.81
FCFA20,799,974
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$7.35
FCFA4,629
|
|
pay 79.8% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$204.24
FCFA128,595
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$114.37
FCFA72,013
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$41.86
FCFA26,354
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$65.36
FCFA41,150
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$326.78
FCFA205,752
|
pay 71.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.63
FCFA1,029
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$5.72
FCFA3,601
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.52
FCFA2,845
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$49.02
FCFA30,863
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.39
FCFA3,391
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$24.51
FCFA15,431
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$102.12
FCFA64,298
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$245.08
FCFA154,314
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$81.69
FCFA51,438
|
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