Dhaka vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$2464
🏠 One person rent	$106	$373
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$778
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$465
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$60.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$328
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	8
😀 Quality of life	57	21
🏙️ Population	16.8M	297K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 54% less expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 8745th and 5392nd ($456 vs $990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Bangladesh and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.3 months in Malabo. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Malabo ranked 2nd in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 5727th and 8933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Malabo

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	Dhaka	Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$16.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$1.76
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$6.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$403
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$830
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$28.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$44.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	12.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$1347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$7.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$4.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$5.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$29.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$66.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$735

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

Cities near Malabo

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Limbe	$683
69 km or 43 mi	Buea	$587
108 km or 67 mi	Douala	$1300
123 km or 77 mi	Kumba	$860
142 km or 88 mi	Calabar	$237
218 km or 135 mi	Aba	$233
226 km or 140 mi	Port Harcourt	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bata	$1242
244 km or 152 mi	Umuahia	$330
264 km or 164 mi	Bafoussam	$761
273 km or 169 mi	Owerri	$507
287 km or 179 mi	Bamenda	$436
305 km or 189 mi	Yaounde	$567
331 km or 206 mi	Enugu	$290
331 km or 206 mi	Awka	$325
347 km or 216 mi	Onitsha	$354
381 km or 237 mi	Libreville	$697
388 km or 241 mi	Warri	$351
443 km or 275 mi	Sao Tome	$866
450 km or 279 mi	Trindade	$866
451 km or 281 mi	Benin	$315
497 km or 309 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
520 km or 323 mi	Owo	$272
555 km or 345 mi	Akure	$243
583 km or 362 mi	Ado Ekiti	$247
606 km or 377 mi	Abuja	$288
622 km or 387 mi	Ife	$250
645 km or 401 mi	Osogbo	$310
664 km or 413 mi	Ngaoundere	$548
666 km or 414 mi	Lagos	$448
673 km or 418 mi	Ibadan	$262
687 km or 427 mi	Jos	$269
696 km or 433 mi	Minna	$313
702 km or 436 mi	Oyo	$407
705 km or 438 mi	Ilorin	$314
709 km or 441 mi	Abeokuta	$826
739 km or 459 mi	Bauchi	$272
746 km or 464 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
762 km or 473 mi	Cotonou	$732
767 km or 477 mi	Kaduna	$210