Doha vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$2464
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$373
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$778
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$465
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$60.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$328
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
45
8
😀 Quality of life
79
21
🏙️ Population
1.19M
297K

The cost of living in Doha is 89% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 2137th and 5392nd ($1872 vs $990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Qatar and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Qatar vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Doha compared to 0.3 months in Malabo. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Malabo ranked 2nd in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 501st and 8933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$16.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$6.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$403
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$830
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$28.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$44.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
12.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$1347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$7.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$5.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$29.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$66.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$735

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875

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