Al Ain vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$2326
🏠 One person rent
$560
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$498
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$42.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$341
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
37
8
😀 Quality of life
79
34
🏙️ Population
767K
297K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 29% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 5284th and 6389th ($1050 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.5 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 600th and 7611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$17.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$6.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$640
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$1.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$7.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$5.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$4.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$5.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$4.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$29.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$68.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$5705

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$2309
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$1802
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$1768
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$1603
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$1630
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$786
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$994
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1110
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1810
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1719
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$561
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$547
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$1218
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1267
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$556
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$1226
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$520
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$639
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$531
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$870
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$989
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
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$831
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$806
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$577

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$710
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$655
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$1368
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$933
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$374
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$638
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$651
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1201
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$906
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$794
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1686
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$714
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$764
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$469
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$846
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$1036
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$702
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$886
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$878
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$879
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$537
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$659
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$658
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$635
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
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$1262
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$774
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$704
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$666
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$1133
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$759
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$757
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$787
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$699
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$526
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$1019
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$735
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$710
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$755
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$377