Asmara vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1413
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$3075
🏠 One person rent
$227
$772
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$482
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$45.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$365
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
8
9
😀 Quality of life
14
26
🏙️ Population
963K
297K

The cost of living in Asmara is 62% less expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 8435th and 4227th ($533 vs $1413) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.3 months in Malabo. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 9205th and 8913th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$3.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$903
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$305
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$26.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$7.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$6.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$7.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$5.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$6.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$5.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$86
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$5489

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$498
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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$826
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$755
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$665
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1363
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$849
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$397
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$674
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$676
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1241
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$961
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$793
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1774
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$698
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$671
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$563
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$878
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$1051
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$708
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$926
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$1046
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$1044
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$632
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$660
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$664
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$644
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1514
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$778
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$705
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$571
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1102
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$752
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$810
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$852
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$664
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$526
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1013
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$781
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$743
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$793
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$393