Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 2.3 times more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 37.0% less for restaurants
Malabo
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.07
FCFA8,131
|
$8.52
ZAR155.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
$4.68
ZAR85.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$1.01
ZAR18.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$0.81
ZAR14.78
|
|
pay 48.9% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
FCFA2,017
|
$1.07
ZAR19.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
FCFA2,094
|
$3.70
ZAR67.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.69
FCFA6,028
|
$4.91
ZAR89.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,830
|
$2.35
ZAR42.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
FCFA1,928
|
$2.08
ZAR37.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
$0.69
ZAR12.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.48
FCFA922
|
$0.68
ZAR12.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
$0.73
ZAR13.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
FCFA922
|
$0.75
ZAR13.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,153
|
$0.64
ZAR11.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
$0.58
ZAR10.61
|
|
pay 47.1% more for transportation
Malabo
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
FCFA1,924
|
$5.05
ZAR92.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.38
FCFA16,410
|
$65.32
ZAR1,189.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,034.81
FCFA20,550,441
|
$19,084.78
ZAR347,402.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
FCFA4,574
|
$8.78
ZAR159.74
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Malabo
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$39.13
ZAR712.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$204.24
FCFA127,052
|
$416.34
ZAR7,578.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$114.37
FCFA71,149
|
$379.25
ZAR6,903.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
FCFA26,038
|
$86.03
ZAR1,566.01
|
|
pay 9.0 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
$216.65
ZAR3,943.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$326.78
FCFA203,284
|
$4,800.41
ZAR87,382.26
|
|
pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
$2.39
ZAR43.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.72
FCFA3,557
|
$2.00
ZAR36.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.52
FCFA2,811
|
$2.95
ZAR53.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.02
FCFA30,493
|
$34.21
ZAR622.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
FCFA3,350
|
$7.81
ZAR142.17
|
|
pay 1.9% less for clothing
Malabo
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
$49.09
ZAR893.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$102.12
FCFA63,526
|
$34.65
ZAR630.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$245.08
FCFA152,463
|
$92.30
ZAR1,680.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.69
FCFA50,821
|
$98.31
ZAR1,789.50
|
|
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