Addis Ababa vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1344
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$2912
🏠 One person rent
$758
$726
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$1094
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$46.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$419
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
34
8
😀 Quality of life
45
31
🏙️ Population
5.7M
297K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 6% less expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 4635th and 4477th ($1269 vs $1344) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.3 months in Malabo. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 7273rd and 8777th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Malabo

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Addis Ababa Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$9.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.56
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$922
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$400
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$730
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$203
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$8.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$3.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$6.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$5.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$5.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$6284

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

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