Asmara vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$2145
🏠 One person rent
$224
$149
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$471
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$317
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
8
8
😀 Quality of life
27
33
🏙️ Population
963K
297K

The cost of living in Asmara is 30% less expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 8486th and 6716th ($520 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Eritrea and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 8455th and 7709th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$25.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$7.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$3.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$4.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$4.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$64.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$5445

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71 km or 44 mi Keren
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$1006
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$897
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$943
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$505
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$752
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$838
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$482
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$910
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1003
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$902
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$482
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$546
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$481
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$507
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$496
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1131
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$486
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$542
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$540
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$937
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$571
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$542
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$836
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$905
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$877
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$979
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$888
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1146
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$908
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$756
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$860
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$503
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$718
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$518
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$764

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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
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$747
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$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
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$666
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$1502
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$779
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$695
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$527
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$1113
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$776
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$820
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$743
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$677
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$535
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$1030
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$759
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$670
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$709
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$371