Dakar vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$2145
🏠 One person rent	$529	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$471
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$317
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	29	8
😀 Quality of life	47	33
🏙️ Population	1.44M	297K

The cost of living in Dakar is 50% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 4757th and 6716th ($1114 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Senegal and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Senegal vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 6427th and 7709th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Malabo

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	Dakar	Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$25.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$7.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$2.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$4.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$64.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$5445

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1046
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1052
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$998
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1000
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$970
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$477
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$507
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$552
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$647
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$964
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$827
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$675
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$804
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$998
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$840
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$838
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1061
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$998
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1019
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1346
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1278
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1007
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1272
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$491
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$489
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$523
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$487
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$490
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$999
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$489
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$487
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$499
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$916

Cities near Malabo

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