Dar es Salaam vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dar es Salaam | Malabo | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 43% less expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 6675th and 4227th ($799 vs $1413) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.3 months in Malabo. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 6017th and 8913th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 71 km or 44 mi |  Zanzibar | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Stone Town | |
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| 194 km or 120 mi | Tanga | |
| 309 km or 192 mi |  Mombasa | |
| 395 km or 246 mi | Dodoma | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Malindi | |
| 441 km or 274 mi | Moshi | |
| 478 km or 297 mi | Arusha | |
| 629 km or 391 mi | Machakos | |
| 671 km or 417 mi | Nairobi | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Mbeya | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Thika | |
| 698 km or 434 mi |  Moroni | |
| 700 km or 435 mi |  Pemba | |
| 774 km or 481 mi |  Mzuzu | |
| 783 km or 486 mi | Meru | |
| 808 km or 502 mi | Nakuru | |
| 836 km or 520 mi | Domoni | |
| 843 km or 524 mi | Mzimba | |
| 853 km or 530 mi | Mwanza | |
| 864 km or 537 mi | Nacala | |
| 899 km or 559 mi | Kisumu | |
| 925 km or 575 mi | Nampula | |
| 927 km or 576 mi | Eldoret | |
| 931 km or 578 mi |  Mamoudzou | |
| 938 km or 583 mi | Monkey Bay | |
| 955 km or 594 mi | Mumias | |
| 959 km or 596 mi | Mangochi | |
| 969 km or 602 mi |  Kasama | |
| 1000 km or 621 mi | Lilongwe | |
| 1007 km or 626 mi |  Tororo | |
| 1026 km or 637 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 1044 km or 648 mi | Mbale | |
| 1047 km or 651 mi | Zomba | |
| 1049 km or 652 mi | Jinja | |
| 1067 km or 663 mi |  Ruyigi | |
| 1074 km or 667 mi | Entebbe | |
| 1076 km or 668 mi | Rutana | |
| 1084 km or 674 mi | Muyinga |
Cities near Malabo
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 57 km or 36 mi |  Limbe | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Buea | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Douala | |
| 123 km or 77 mi | Kumba | |
| 142 km or 88 mi |  Calabar | |
| 218 km or 135 mi | Aba | |
| 226 km or 140 mi | Port Harcourt | |
| 238 km or 148 mi |  Bata | |
| 244 km or 152 mi | Umuahia | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | Bafoussam | |
| 273 km or 169 mi | Owerri | |
| 287 km or 179 mi | Bamenda | |
| 305 km or 189 mi | Yaounde | |
| 331 km or 206 mi | Enugu | |
| 331 km or 206 mi | Awka | |
| 347 km or 216 mi | Onitsha | |
| 381 km or 237 mi |  Libreville | |
| 388 km or 241 mi | Warri | |
| 443 km or 275 mi |  Sao Tome | |
| 450 km or 279 mi | Trindade | |
| 451 km or 281 mi | Benin | |
| 497 km or 309 mi | Port-Gentil | |
| 520 km or 323 mi | Owo | |
| 555 km or 345 mi | Akure | |
| 583 km or 362 mi | Ado Ekiti | |
| 606 km or 377 mi | Abuja | |
| 622 km or 387 mi | Ife | |
| 645 km or 401 mi | Osogbo | |
| 664 km or 413 mi | Ngaoundere | |
| 666 km or 414 mi | Lagos | |
| 673 km or 418 mi | Ibadan | |
| 687 km or 427 mi | Jos | |
| 696 km or 433 mi | Minna | |
| 702 km or 436 mi | Oyo | |
| 705 km or 438 mi | Ilorin | |
| 709 km or 441 mi | Abeokuta | |
| 739 km or 459 mi | Bauchi | |
| 746 km or 464 mi |  Porto-Novo | |
| 762 km or 473 mi | Cotonou | |
| 767 km or 477 mi | Kaduna |