Beirut vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$1413
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$3075
🏠 One person rent
$549
$772
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$482
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$45.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$365
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
75
9
😀 Quality of life
63
26
🏙️ Population
2.42M
297K

The cost of living in Beirut is 11% less expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 4577th and 4227th ($1261 vs $1413) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.3 months in Malabo. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 5475th and 8913th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$3.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$903
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$305
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$26.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$7.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$6.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$7.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$5.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$6.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$5.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$86
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$5489

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Malabo

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