Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 13.7% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 10.9% more for restaurants
|
Podgorica
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.57
€8.23
|
$13.07
FCFA8,230
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.04
€7.72
|
$12.25
FCFA7,716
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.04
|
$1.23
FCFA772
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
€1.45
|
$1.23
FCFA772
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Podgorica
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
€0.89
|
$3.24
FCFA2,041
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
€3.82
|
$3.37
FCFA2,119
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.94
€4.74
|
$9.69
FCFA6,101
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.84
|
$2.94
FCFA1,852
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.59
€3.45
|
$3.10
FCFA1,951
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$1.48
FCFA933
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.02
|
$1.48
FCFA933
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$1.85
FCFA1,167
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.50
|
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
|
pay 9.4% less for transportation
|
Podgorica
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.02
€5.78
|
$3.09
FCFA1,947
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.86
|
$26.38
FCFA16,610
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,933.36
€26,812.59
|
$33,034.81
FCFA20,799,974
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.64
€6.38
|
$7.35
FCFA4,629
|
|
pay 58.4% less for housing
|
Podgorica
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
€28.11
|
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.17
€562.65
|
$204.24
FCFA128,595
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$453.87
€435.66
|
$114.37
FCFA72,013
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.62
€79.30
|
$41.86
FCFA26,354
|
|
pay 85.3% less for childcare
|
Podgorica
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$265.47
€254.82
|
$65.36
FCFA41,150
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,966.46
€6,686.94
|
$326.78
FCFA205,752
|
|
pay 40.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Podgorica
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
€2.26
|
$1.63
FCFA1,029
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
€1.87
|
$5.72
FCFA3,601
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
€3.70
|
$4.52
FCFA2,845
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.72
€38.12
|
$49.02
FCFA30,863
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$5.39
FCFA3,391
|
|
pay 53.5% more for clothing
|
Podgorica
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.10
€73.04
|
$24.51
FCFA15,431
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.90
€40.22
|
$102.12
FCFA64,298
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€90.02
|
$245.08
FCFA154,314
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.69
€102.41
|
$81.69
FCFA51,438
|
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