Al Ain vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$2464
🏠 One person rent
$612
$373
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$778
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$465
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$60.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$328
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
37
8
😀 Quality of life
79
21
🏙️ Population
767K
297K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 14% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 4616th and 5392nd ($1132 vs $990) 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.3 months in Malabo. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Malabo ranked 2nd in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 496th and 8933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$16.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$6.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$403
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$830
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$28.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$44.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
12.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$1347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$7.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$5.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$4.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$29.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$66.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$735

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$1191
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$2229
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$1612
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$1841
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$1936
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$1577
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$1584
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
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$683
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$587
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$1300
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$860
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$237
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$233
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$327
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1242
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$330
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$761
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$507
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$436
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$567
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$290
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$325
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$354
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$697
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$351
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$866
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$866
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$315
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$651
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$272
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$243
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
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$288
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$250
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$310
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$548
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$448
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$262
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$269
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$313
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$407
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$314
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$826
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$272
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$697
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$732
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$210