Beirut vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$2326
🏠 One person rent
$555
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$498
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$42.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$341
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
75
8
😀 Quality of life
61
34
🏙️ Population
2.42M
297K

The cost of living in Beirut is 44% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 4691st and 6389th ($1165 vs $812) 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 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 4996th and 7611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$17.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$6.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$640
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$5.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$4.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$5.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$4.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$29.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$68.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$5705

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Malabo

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$710
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$655
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1368
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$933
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$374
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$638
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$651
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1201
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$906
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$794
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1686
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$714
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$764
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$469
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$846
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$1036
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$702
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$886
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$878
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$879
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$537
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$659
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$658
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$635
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1262
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$774
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$704
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$666
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1133
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$759
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$757
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$787
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$699
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$526
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1019
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$735
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$710
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$755
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$377