Doha vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Doha Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2014
$1344
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4398
$2912
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$726
🏘️ Family rent
$2333
$1094
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$46.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2972
$419
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
41
8
😀 Quality of life
84
31
🏙️ Population
1.19M
297K

The cost of living in Doha is 50% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 1994th and 4477th ($2014 vs $1344) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Qatar and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Qatar vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 0.3 months in Malabo. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 537th and 8777th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Doha vs Malabo

Prices for goods and services in Doha and Malabo are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Doha Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.75
$9.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11
$2.56
☕ Cappuccino
$6.17
$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$922
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$400
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1972
$730
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$203
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.8
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4680
$841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$8.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$3.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$5.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$5.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$136
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.9
$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11285
$6284

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1923
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1109
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1192
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1309
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$931
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1037
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$823
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1473
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2183
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$545
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$465
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$489
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1457
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$541
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$523
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1214
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$565
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1632
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$547
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1461
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$487
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$707
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$492
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$711
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$556
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$551
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$796
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

Cities near Malabo

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$750
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$641
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1254
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$834
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$386
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$601
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$618
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1239
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$849
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$750
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1555
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$687
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$668
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$587
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$785
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$922
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$745
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$878
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$1042
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$1042
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$655
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$699
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$594
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$578
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1551
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$775
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$659
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$550
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1022
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$759
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$830
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$785
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$665
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$538
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1017
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$750
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$741
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$796
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$353