Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 34.5% more expensive than Quito.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Quito, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.25
|
$13.28
FCFA8,008
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$16.59
FCFA10,010
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
|
$1.66
FCFA1,001
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
|
$1.24
FCFA751
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$3.29
FCFA1,986
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
|
$9.84
FCFA5,936
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
|
$2.99
FCFA1,802
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$2.26
FCFA1,362
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$2.26
FCFA1,362
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
|
$1.88
FCFA1,135
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$2.26
FCFA1,362
|
|
pay 16.5% less for transportation
|
Quito
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
|
$3.14
FCFA1,895
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$7.47
FCFA4,504
|
|
pay 33.7% less for housing
|
Quito
|
Malabo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.65
|
$16.59
FCFA10,010
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$446.45
|
$207.42
FCFA125,120
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.83
|
$116.16
FCFA70,067
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.61
|
$42.51
FCFA25,642
|
|
pay 85.7% less for childcare
|
Quito
|
Malabo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.00
|
$66.38
FCFA40,038
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,180.00
|
$331.88
FCFA200,191
|
|
pay 38.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$1.66
FCFA1,001
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
|
$6.64
FCFA4,004
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.67
|
$49.78
FCFA30,029
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
?? | |
pay 58.5% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Malabo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.67
|
$24.89
FCFA15,014
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
|
$103.71
FCFA62,560
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.08
|
$248.91
FCFA150,143
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.36
|
$82.97
FCFA50,048
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