Damascus vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$2326
🏠 One person rent
$271
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$498
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$42.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$341
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
25
8
😀 Quality of life
32
34
🏙️ Population
2.58M
297K

The cost of living in Damascus is 17% less expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 7105th and 6389th ($672 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Syria and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Syria vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 7854th and 7611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Malabo

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Damascus Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$17.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.69
 Cappuccino
$1.27
$6.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$640
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$7.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$7.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$5.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$4.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$5.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$4.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$29.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$68.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$5705

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Malabo

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$710
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$655
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1368
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$933
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$374
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$638
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$651
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1201
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$906
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$794
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1686
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$714
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$764
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$469
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$846
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$1036
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$702
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$886
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$878
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$879
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$537
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$659
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$658
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$635
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1262
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$774
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$704
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$666
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1133
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$759
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$757
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$787
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$699
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$526
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1019
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$735
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$710
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$755
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$377