Addis Ababa vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

Addis Ababa Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2234
$2130
🏠 One person rent
$395
$173
🏘️ Family rent
$1132
$510
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$471
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$61.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$330
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
30
9
😀 Quality of life
42
20
🏙️ Population
3.04M
297K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 3% less expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 6376th and 6296th ($752 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ethiopia and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Malabo ranked 2nd in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 6810th and 8968th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$20.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$0.73
$6.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$184
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$740
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.22%
12.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$1225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.52
$7.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$3.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$9.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$4.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$4.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.11
$4.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.4
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.99
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$5.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56
$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$66.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13660
$1162

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$609
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$570
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$569
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$575
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$491
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$476
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$598
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$554
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$519
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$618
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$578
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$548
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$801
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$520
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$485
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$588
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$522
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$487
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$598
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$488
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$512
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$495
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$508
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$598
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$502
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$507
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$603
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$492
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$487
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$515
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$553
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$614
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$759
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$455
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$412
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$570

Cities near Malabo

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$394
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$367
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1253
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$527
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$630
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$613
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$764
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$968
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$739
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$734
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1592
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$425
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$765
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$931
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$736
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$563
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$638
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$676
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$860
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$904
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$849
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$595
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$726
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$617
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$675
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1306
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$673
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$517
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$550
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1449
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$943
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$749
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$664
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$598
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$684
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1191
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$613
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$676
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$733
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$589