Abu Dhabi vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$1344
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4485	$2912
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$1094
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$459
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$46.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2675	$419
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	51	8
😀 Quality of life	85	31
🏙️ Population	1.57M	297K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 54% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 1859th and 4477th ($2070 vs $1344) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.3 months in Malabo. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 447th and 8777th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Malabo

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	Abu Dhabi	Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.29	$9.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$2.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$922
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$400
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2679	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2026	$730
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$203
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$97.1	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4936	$841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10145	$648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.58	$8.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$3.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$5.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$5.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.75	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.9	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.6	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$649	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13889	$6284

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2420
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1473
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1457
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2183
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1214
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2014
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1923
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$796
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1080
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1109
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1192
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1135
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$545
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$931
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1037
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$541
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$823
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$575
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$465
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$489
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$547
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$523
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$575
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$563
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$627
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$487
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1632
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$492

Cities near Malabo

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Limbe	$750
69 km or 43 mi	Buea	$641
108 km or 67 mi	Douala	$1254
123 km or 77 mi	Kumba	$834
142 km or 88 mi	Calabar	$386
218 km or 135 mi	Aba	$601
226 km or 140 mi	Port Harcourt	$618
238 km or 148 mi	Bata	$1239
244 km or 152 mi	Umuahia	$849
264 km or 164 mi	Bafoussam	$750
273 km or 169 mi	Owerri	$1555
287 km or 179 mi	Bamenda	$687
305 km or 189 mi	Yaounde	$668
331 km or 206 mi	Enugu	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Awka	$785
347 km or 216 mi	Onitsha	$922
381 km or 237 mi	Libreville	$745
388 km or 241 mi	Warri	$878
443 km or 275 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
450 km or 279 mi	Trindade	$1042
451 km or 281 mi	Benin	$655
497 km or 309 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
520 km or 323 mi	Owo	$594
555 km or 345 mi	Akure	$578
583 km or 362 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
606 km or 377 mi	Abuja	$1551
622 km or 387 mi	Ife	$775
645 km or 401 mi	Osogbo	$659
664 km or 413 mi	Ngaoundere	$550
666 km or 414 mi	Lagos	$1022
673 km or 418 mi	Ibadan	$759
687 km or 427 mi	Jos	$830
696 km or 433 mi	Minna	$785
702 km or 436 mi	Oyo	$665
705 km or 438 mi	Ilorin	$538
709 km or 441 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
739 km or 459 mi	Bauchi	$750
746 km or 464 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
762 km or 473 mi	Cotonou	$796
767 km or 477 mi	Kaduna	$353