Cost of living comparison
Castries is 62.6% more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Castries instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 8.5% less for restaurants
Malabo
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.07
FCFA8,131
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
pay 12.7% more for groceries
Malabo
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
FCFA2,017
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
FCFA2,094
|
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.69
FCFA6,028
|
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,830
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
FCFA1,928
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.48
FCFA922
|
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
FCFA922
|
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,153
|
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 35.5% more for transportation
Malabo
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
FCFA1,924
|
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.38
FCFA16,410
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,034.81
FCFA20,550,441
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
FCFA4,574
|
?? | |
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Malabo
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$204.24
FCFA127,052
|
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$114.37
FCFA71,149
|
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
FCFA26,038
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$326.78
FCFA203,284
|
?? | |
pay 9.6% less for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.72
FCFA3,557
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.52
FCFA2,811
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.02
FCFA30,493
|
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
FCFA3,350
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
pay 38.6% more for clothing
Malabo
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$102.12
FCFA63,526
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$245.08
FCFA152,463
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.69
FCFA50,821
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
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