Al Ain vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1844
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5338
$2145
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$149
🏘️ Family rent
$3717
$471
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.1
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3607
$317
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
38
8
😀 Quality of life
75
33
🏙️ Population
767K
297K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 149% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 2271st and 6716th ($1844 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 2 months in Al Ain compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 1000th and 7709th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.12
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.64
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1309
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4401
$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3318
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.3
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$25.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.33%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2055
$856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1218
$650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$7.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$3.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$4.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.16
$4.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.6
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$640
$64.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3802
$5445

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$2379
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$1494
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$2240
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$1828
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$1196
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$1540
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$1721
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$780
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$967
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1090
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1779
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1709
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$585
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$547
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$518
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1223
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1280
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$548
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$1243
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$514
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$605
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$515
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$1068
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1056
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$897
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$589
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$901
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$464
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$507
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$563
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$551
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$546
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$557
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$829
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$809
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$529
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$573

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$655
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$601
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$1265
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$764
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$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
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$668
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$881
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$900
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$900
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$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
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$1030
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$759
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$670
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$709
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$371