Brussels vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$2145
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$471
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$317
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	8
😀 Quality of life	89	33
🏙️ Population	196K	297K

The cost of living in Brussels is 145% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 2354th and 6716th ($1816 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Belgium and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Belgium vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 190th and 7709th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Malabo

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	Brussels	Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$25.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$7.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$3.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$4.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$64.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$5445

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

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