Dar es Salaam vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$2326
🏠 One person rent
$353
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$498
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$42.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$341
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
44
8
😀 Quality of life
55
34
🏙️ Population
4.72M
297K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 11% less expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 6805th and 6389th ($722 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 5882nd and 7611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Malabo

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Dar es Salaam Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$17.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$6.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$640
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$7.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$5.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$4.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$5.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$4.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$29.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$68.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$5705

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$736
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$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$560
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$564
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1394
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$516
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1079
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$498
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$511
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$509
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$559
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$509
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$509

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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