Amman vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$2130
🏠 One person rent
$368
$173
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$510
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$471
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$61.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$330
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
62
9
😀 Quality of life
70
20
🏙️ Population
4.01M
297K

The cost of living in Amman is 24% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 5708th and 6296th ($962 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jordan and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Jordan vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Amman compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Malabo ranked 2nd in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 2687th and 8968th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$20.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$6.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$184
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
12.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$1225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$7.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$3.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$9.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$4.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$4.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$5.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$66.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$1162

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$608
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$588
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$602
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$844
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1702
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$739
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1653
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1696
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1696
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1695
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$737
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1181
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1530
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1691
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$793
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1689
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1864
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1694
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1699
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2121
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1772
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1366
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1454
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$1883
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1859
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2162
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1776
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2032

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