Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 3.4 times more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 43.0% more for restaurants
|
Malabo
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.07
FCFA8,131
|
$13.86
SEK152.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
$10.16
SEK111.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$2.56
SEK28.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$2.13
SEK23.37
|
|
pay 10.6% less for groceries
|
Malabo
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
FCFA2,017
|
$2.66
SEK29.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
FCFA2,094
|
$5.29
SEK58.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.69
FCFA6,028
|
$5.43
SEK59.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,830
|
$3.82
SEK41.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
FCFA1,928
|
$5.15
SEK56.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
$1.38
SEK15.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.48
FCFA922
|
$1.10
SEK12.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
$1.36
SEK14.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
FCFA922
|
$1.78
SEK19.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,153
|
$0.71
SEK7.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
$0.79
SEK8.66
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Malabo
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
FCFA1,924
|
$6.67
SEK73.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.38
FCFA16,410
|
$94.22
SEK1,034.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,034.81
FCFA20,550,441
|
$28,544.48
SEK313,378.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
FCFA4,574
|
$27.62
SEK303.24
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
|
Malabo
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$33.49
SEK367.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$204.24
FCFA127,052
|
$1,542.54
SEK16,934.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$114.37
FCFA71,149
|
$965.24
SEK10,596.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
FCFA26,038
|
$139.65
SEK1,533.14
|
|
pay 9.9 times more for childcare
|
Malabo
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
$144.54
SEK1,586.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$326.78
FCFA203,284
|
$5,727.37
SEK62,878.52
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Malabo
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
$7.30
SEK80.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.72
FCFA3,557
|
$4.27
SEK46.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.52
FCFA2,811
|
$6.56
SEK72.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.02
FCFA30,493
|
$39.99
SEK438.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
FCFA3,350
|
$15.61
SEK171.39
|
|
pay 66.8% more for clothing
|
Malabo
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
$90.26
SEK990.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$102.12
FCFA63,526
|
$43.14
SEK473.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$245.08
FCFA152,463
|
$106.21
SEK1,166.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.69
FCFA50,821
|
$174.28
SEK1,913.40
|
|
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