Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 2.7 times more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 12.3% less for restaurants
|
Malabo
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.07
FCFA8,221
|
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$1.58
ALL149
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$0.82
ALL78
|
|
pay 27.9% less for groceries
|
Malabo
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
FCFA2,039
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
FCFA2,117
|
$6.31
ALL596
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.69
FCFA6,094
|
$7.59
ALL716
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,850
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
FCFA1,949
|
$3.54
ALL334
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.48
FCFA932
|
$1.15
ALL109
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
$0.82
ALL77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
FCFA932
|
$0.87
ALL82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,165
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
$0.60
ALL57
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Malabo
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
FCFA1,945
|
$7.84
ALL740
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.38
FCFA16,590
|
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,034.81
FCFA20,776,043
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
FCFA4,624
|
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Malabo
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$204.24
FCFA128,447
|
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$114.37
FCFA71,930
|
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
FCFA26,324
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
|
pay 10.2 times more for childcare
|
Malabo
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$326.78
FCFA205,515
|
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
|
pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Malabo
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
$2.73
ALL258
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.72
FCFA3,597
|
$1.85
ALL175
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.52
FCFA2,841
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.02
FCFA30,827
|
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
FCFA3,387
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
|
pay 28.6% more for clothing
|
Malabo
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.51
FCFA15,414
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$102.12
FCFA64,224
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$245.08
FCFA154,137
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
|
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