Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 61.9% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES497.08
|
$13.07
FCFA8,131
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
KES795.33
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
KES85.49
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KES68.69
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.00
|
$3.24
FCFA2,017
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
KES721.09
|
$3.37
FCFA2,094
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.35
KES432.35
|
$9.69
FCFA6,028
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KES219.65
|
$2.94
FCFA1,830
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
KES349.53
|
$3.10
FCFA1,928
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
KES163.02
|
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
KES64.45
|
$1.48
FCFA922
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
KES112.71
|
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KES58.97
|
$1.48
FCFA922
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.24
|
$1.85
FCFA1,153
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
KES71.76
|
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
|
pay 9.9% less for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
KES796.50
|
$3.09
FCFA1,924
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.83
KES3,976.67
|
$26.38
FCFA16,410
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,266.80
KES2,485,417.29
|
$33,034.81
FCFA20,550,441
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.87
KES1,789.50
|
$7.35
FCFA4,574
|
|
pay 13.8% less for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.39
KES5,081.66
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.53
KES55,280.12
|
$204.24
FCFA127,052
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.44
KES21,470.18
|
$114.37
FCFA71,149
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.39
KES2,888.63
|
$41.86
FCFA26,038
|
|
pay 78.3% less for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.67
KES21,501.04
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,008.06
KES1,033,039.32
|
$326.78
FCFA203,284
|
|
pay 34.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES298.25
|
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES289.07
|
$5.72
FCFA3,557
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
KES397.67
|
$4.52
FCFA2,811
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.12
KES5,691.10
|
$49.02
FCFA30,493
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.17
KES795.33
|
$5.39
FCFA3,350
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.84
KES2,172.73
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
KES2,960.41
|
$102.12
FCFA63,526
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.84
KES7,977.01
|
$245.08
FCFA152,463
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.50
KES6,772.72
|
$81.69
FCFA50,821
|
|
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