Austin vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$2145
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$471
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$317
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	65	8
😀 Quality of life	90	33
🏙️ Population	962K	297K

The cost of living in Austin is 231% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 858th and 6716th ($2455 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 2nd in the United States and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check the United States vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Austin compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 142nd and 7709th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Malabo

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	Austin	Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$25.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$7.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$3.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$4.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$64.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$5445

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near Malabo

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Limbe	$655
69 km or 43 mi	Buea	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Douala	$1265
123 km or 77 mi	Kumba	$764
142 km or 88 mi	Calabar	$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
305 km or 189 mi	Yaounde	$747
331 km or 206 mi	Enugu	$462
331 km or 206 mi	Awka	$805
347 km or 216 mi	Onitsha	$972
381 km or 237 mi	Libreville	$668
388 km or 241 mi	Warri	$881
443 km or 275 mi	Sao Tome	$900
450 km or 279 mi	Trindade	$900
451 km or 281 mi	Benin	$558
497 km or 309 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
520 km or 323 mi	Owo	$651
555 km or 345 mi	Akure	$634
583 km or 362 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
606 km or 377 mi	Abuja	$1502
622 km or 387 mi	Ife	$779
645 km or 401 mi	Osogbo	$695
664 km or 413 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
666 km or 414 mi	Lagos	$1113
673 km or 418 mi	Ibadan	$776
687 km or 427 mi	Jos	$820
696 km or 433 mi	Minna	$743
702 km or 436 mi	Oyo	$677
705 km or 438 mi	Ilorin	$535
709 km or 441 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
739 km or 459 mi	Bauchi	$759
746 km or 464 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
762 km or 473 mi	Cotonou	$709
767 km or 477 mi	Kaduna	$371