Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 2.7 times more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 46.4% less for restaurants
Malabo
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.07
FCFA8,131
|
$5.00
COP22,495.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
$6.93
COP31,166.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$0.83
COP3,720.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$0.64
COP2,868.44
|
|
pay 55.3% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
FCFA2,017
|
$1.34
COP6,034.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
FCFA2,094
|
$2.21
COP9,944.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.69
FCFA6,028
|
$4.49
COP20,207.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,830
|
$2.14
COP9,611.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
FCFA1,928
|
$2.23
COP10,014.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
$1.19
COP5,358.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.48
FCFA922
|
$0.48
COP2,155.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
$0.55
COP2,494.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
FCFA922
|
$0.54
COP2,410.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,153
|
$0.48
COP2,178.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
$0.46
COP2,090.25
|
|
pay 20.9% more for transportation
Malabo
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
FCFA1,924
|
$3.50
COP15,761.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.38
FCFA16,410
|
$40.16
COP180,677.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,034.81
FCFA20,550,441
|
$15,009.35
COP67,528,219.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
FCFA4,574
|
$12.69
COP57,097.71
|
|
pay 96.1% more for housing
Malabo
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$23.88
COP107,434.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$204.24
FCFA127,052
|
$428.11
COP1,926,099.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$114.37
FCFA71,149
|
$314.08
COP1,413,073.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
FCFA26,038
|
$64.50
COP290,184.68
|
|
pay 13.1 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
$231.19
COP1,040,142.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$326.78
FCFA203,284
|
$7,422.81
COP33,395,774.03
|
|
pay 44.7% less for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
$1.15
COP5,194.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.72
FCFA3,557
|
$1.43
COP6,455.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.52
FCFA2,811
|
$2.31
COP10,388.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.02
FCFA30,493
|
$21.38
COP96,177.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
FCFA3,350
|
$4.62
COP20,777.91
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
Malabo
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
$51.44
COP231,454.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$102.12
FCFA63,526
|
$42.05
COP189,173.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$245.08
FCFA152,463
|
$84.96
COP382,246.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.69
FCFA50,821
|
$71.30
COP320,796.57
|
|
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