Brussels vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brussels	Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4554	$2464
🏠 One person rent	$1085	$373
🏘️ Family rent	$1927	$778
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$465
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$60.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3070	$328
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	8
😀 Quality of life	89	21
🏙️ Population	189K	297K

The cost of living in Brussels is 89% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 2147th and 5392nd ($1869 vs $990) 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 0.3 months in Malabo. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Malabo ranked 2nd in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 148th and 8933rd 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	$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$16.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$1.76
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$6.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$968	$403
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$834	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1848	$830
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1555	$595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$28.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$44.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	12.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4416	$1347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$7.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$4.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$5.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$4.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.73	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.76	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$29.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$66.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23098	$735

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1743
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1567
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1645
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1544
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1630
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1619
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1553
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1575
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1581
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1678
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1618
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1563
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1568
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1533
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1484
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1517
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1539
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1536
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1536
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1511
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1596
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1631
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1570
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1650

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