Cairo vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1413
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$3075
🏠 One person rent
$189
$772
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$482
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$45.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$365
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
84
9
😀 Quality of life
60
26
🏙️ Population
9.61M
297K

The cost of living in Cairo is 67% less expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 8802nd and 4227th ($473 vs $1413) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Egypt and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Egypt vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.3 months in Malabo. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 5895th and 8913th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Malabo

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Cairo Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.01
 Cappuccino
$1.7
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$903
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$305
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$26.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$7.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$6.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$7.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$5.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$6.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$5.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$86
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$5489

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

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