Abidjan vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2145
🏠 One person rent	$439	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$471
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$317
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	34	8
😀 Quality of life	37	33
🏙️ Population	4.98M	297K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 38% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 5348th and 6716th ($1022 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ivory Coast and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 7322nd and 7709th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Malabo

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	Abidjan	Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$25.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$7.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$2.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$3.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$4.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$64.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$5445

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$882
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$906
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$904
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$551
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$937
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$433
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$729
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$560
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$916
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$354
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$575
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$632
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$755
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$647
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$649
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$753
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$499
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$590
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$651
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$709
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$658
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$523
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$774
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$489

Cities near Malabo

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Limbe	$655
69 km or 43 mi	Buea	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Douala	$1265
123 km or 77 mi	Kumba	$764
142 km or 88 mi	Calabar	$384
218 km or 135 mi	Aba	$621
226 km or 140 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
238 km or 148 mi	Bata	$1121
244 km or 152 mi	Umuahia	$883
264 km or 164 mi	Bafoussam	$555
273 km or 169 mi	Owerri	$1611
287 km or 179 mi	Bamenda	$553
305 km or 189 mi	Yaounde	$747
331 km or 206 mi	Enugu	$462
331 km or 206 mi	Awka	$805
347 km or 216 mi	Onitsha	$972
381 km or 237 mi	Libreville	$668
388 km or 241 mi	Warri	$881
443 km or 275 mi	Sao Tome	$900
450 km or 279 mi	Trindade	$900
451 km or 281 mi	Benin	$558
497 km or 309 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
520 km or 323 mi	Owo	$651
555 km or 345 mi	Akure	$634
583 km or 362 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
606 km or 377 mi	Abuja	$1502
622 km or 387 mi	Ife	$779
645 km or 401 mi	Osogbo	$695
664 km or 413 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
666 km or 414 mi	Lagos	$1113
673 km or 418 mi	Ibadan	$776
687 km or 427 mi	Jos	$820
696 km or 433 mi	Minna	$743
702 km or 436 mi	Oyo	$677
705 km or 438 mi	Ilorin	$535
709 km or 441 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
739 km or 459 mi	Bauchi	$759
746 km or 464 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
762 km or 473 mi	Cotonou	$709
767 km or 477 mi	Kaduna	$371