Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 0.4% more expensive than Riga.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Riga, you would:
pay 14.4% more for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$13.07
FCFA8,221
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
€7.99
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.38
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
€1.14
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Riga
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.50
|
$3.24
FCFA2,039
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.49
|
$3.37
FCFA2,117
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.65
|
$9.69
FCFA6,094
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
€2.74
|
$2.94
FCFA1,850
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.05
|
$3.10
FCFA1,949
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$1.48
FCFA932
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.03
|
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.46
|
$1.48
FCFA932
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$1.85
FCFA1,165
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
|
pay 22.3% less for transportation
|
Riga
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.77
€6.49
|
$3.09
FCFA1,945
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.83
|
$26.38
FCFA16,590
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,026.61
€26,871.15
|
$33,034.81
FCFA20,776,043
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
€10.79
|
$7.35
FCFA4,624
|
|
pay 55.3% less for housing
|
Riga
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.68
€16.95
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.44
€514.32
|
$204.24
FCFA128,447
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.73
€352.57
|
$114.37
FCFA71,930
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.58
€234.50
|
$41.86
FCFA26,324
|
|
pay 92.8% less for childcare
|
Riga
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$538.03
€515.84
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,487.73
€12,931.67
|
$326.78
FCFA205,515
|
|
pay 11.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.62
|
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
€3.25
|
$5.72
FCFA3,597
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
€5.04
|
$4.52
FCFA2,841
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.01
€44.11
|
$49.02
FCFA30,827
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$5.39
FCFA3,387
|
|
pay 49.0% more for clothing
|
Riga
|
Malabo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.84
€78.46
|
$24.51
FCFA15,414
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.77
€41.97
|
$102.12
FCFA64,224
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.38
€88.57
|
$245.08
FCFA154,137
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.02
€116.03
|
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
|
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