Dhaka vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$2145
🏠 One person rent	$118	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$471
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$317
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	8
😀 Quality of life	54	33
🏙️ Population	16.8M	297K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 42% less expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 8899th and 6716th ($430 vs $741) 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 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 5971st and 7709th 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	$1.89	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$25.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$7.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$2.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$4.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$4.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$64.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$5445

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

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