Accra vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Accra | Malabo | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Accra is 2% less expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 6763rd and 6716th ($729 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ghana and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Ghana vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 6085th and 7709th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Accra vs Malabo
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| Accra | Malabo | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 20 km or 12 mi | Tema | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Koforidua | |
| 134 km or 83 mi | Ho | |
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| 171 km or 106 mi | Kpalime | |
| 178 km or 111 mi | Obuasi | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Hohoe | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Sekondi-Takoradi | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Kumasi | |
| 258 km or 161 mi | Atakpame | |
| 298 km or 185 mi |  Abomey | |
| 300 km or 187 mi | Cotonou | |
| 325 km or 202 mi | Porto-Novo | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Sotouboua | |
| 387 km or 240 mi |  Abengourou | |
| 395 km or 246 mi | Grand-Bassam | |
| 400 km or 249 mi | Save | |
| 403 km or 250 mi | Sokode | |
| 408 km or 253 mi |  Lagos | |
| 426 km or 265 mi | Abidjan | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Abeokuta | |
| 429 km or 267 mi | Tamale | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Agboville | |
| 464 km or 288 mi | Kara | |
| 465 km or 289 mi | Dabou | |
| 495 km or 308 mi | Ibadan | |
| 518 km or 322 mi | Oyo | |
| 565 km or 351 mi | Ife | |
| 573 km or 356 mi | Divo | |
| 577 km or 359 mi | Osogbo | |
| 579 km or 359 mi | Yamoussoukro | |
| 583 km or 362 mi | Bouake | |
| 614 km or 381 mi | Ilorin | |
| 622 km or 387 mi | Akure | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Ado Ekiti | |
| 638 km or 397 mi | Gagnoa | |
| 646 km or 402 mi |  Leo | |
| 646 km or 402 mi | Benin | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 57 km or 36 mi |  Limbe | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Buea | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Douala | |
| 123 km or 77 mi | Kumba | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Calabar | |
| 218 km or 135 mi | Aba | |
| 226 km or 140 mi | Port Harcourt | |
| 238 km or 148 mi |  Bata | |
| 244 km or 152 mi | Umuahia | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | Bafoussam | |
| 273 km or 169 mi | Owerri | |
| 287 km or 179 mi | Bamenda | |
| 305 km or 189 mi | Yaounde | |
| 331 km or 206 mi | Enugu | |
| 331 km or 206 mi | Awka | |
| 347 km or 216 mi | Onitsha | |
| 381 km or 237 mi |  Libreville | |
| 388 km or 241 mi | Warri | |
| 443 km or 275 mi |  Sao Tome | |
| 450 km or 279 mi | Trindade | |
| 451 km or 281 mi | Benin | |
| 497 km or 309 mi | Port-Gentil | |
| 520 km or 323 mi | Owo | |
| 555 km or 345 mi | Akure | |
| 583 km or 362 mi | Ado Ekiti | |
| 606 km or 377 mi | Abuja | |
| 622 km or 387 mi | Ife | |
| 645 km or 401 mi | Osogbo | |
| 664 km or 413 mi | Ngaoundere | |
| 666 km or 414 mi | Lagos | |
| 673 km or 418 mi | Ibadan | |
| 687 km or 427 mi | Jos | |
| 696 km or 433 mi | Minna | |
| 702 km or 436 mi | Oyo | |
| 705 km or 438 mi | Ilorin | |
| 709 km or 441 mi | Abeokuta | |
| 739 km or 459 mi | Bauchi | |
| 746 km or 464 mi | Porto-Novo | |
| 762 km or 473 mi | Cotonou | |
| 767 km or 477 mi | Kaduna |