Brussels vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$2326
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$175
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$533
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$498
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$42.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$341
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	8
😀 Quality of life	89	34
🏙️ Population	196K	297K

The cost of living in Brussels is 141% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 1988th and 6389th ($1958 vs $812) 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 173rd and 7611th 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	$20.8	$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$17.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$6.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$640
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$7.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$5.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$5.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$29.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$68.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$5705

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

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