Cologne vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$2145
🏠 One person rent
$947
$149
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$471
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$317
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
8
😀 Quality of life
96
33
🏙️ Population
1.09M
297K

The cost of living in Cologne is 135% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 2551st and 6716th ($1744 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 0.4 months in Malabo. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 12th and 7709th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Malabo

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Cologne Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$25.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$7.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$3.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$4.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$4.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$64.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$5445

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CologneMalabo

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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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