Cologne vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$2464
🏠 One person rent
$967
$373
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$778
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$465
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$60.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$328
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
8
😀 Quality of life
96
21
🏙️ Population
1.07M
297K

The cost of living in Cologne is 77% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 2484th and 5392nd ($1752 vs $990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 2nd in Germany and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Germany vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.3 months in Malabo. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Malabo ranked 2nd in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 12th and 8933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$16.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$6.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$403
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$830
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$28.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$44.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
12.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$1347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$7.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$4.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$5.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$4.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$29.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$66.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$735

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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