Beirut vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$2464
🏠 One person rent
$623
$373
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$778
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$465
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$60.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$328
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
75
8
😀 Quality of life
62
21
🏙️ Population
2.42M
297K

The cost of living in Beirut is 21% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 4447th and 5392nd ($1195 vs $990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lebanon and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 0.3 months in Malabo. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Malabo ranked 2nd in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 5118th and 8933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$16.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.76
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$6.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$403
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$830
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$28.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$44.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
12.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$1347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$7.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$5.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$29.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$66.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$735

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Malabo

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$683
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$587
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1300
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$860
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$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
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$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
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$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
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$210