Dubai vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$1272
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$2761
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$671
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$981
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$443
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$46.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$393
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
8
😀 Quality of life
90
30
🏙️ Population
3.94M
297K

The cost of living in Dubai is 94% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 947th and 4590th ($2470 vs $1272) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.3 months in Malabo. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Malabo ranked 2nd in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 184th and 8772nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Malabo

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Dubai Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$8.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$896
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
6.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$649
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$3.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$5.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$5.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$6717

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469

Cities near Malabo

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$738
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$627
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1156
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$821
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$373
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$591
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$559
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1209
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$773
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$759
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1364
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$699
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$666
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$564
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$693
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$795
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$743
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$786
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$1011
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$1013
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$627
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$698
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$531
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$488
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1375
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$670
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$575
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$551
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$946
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$658
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$760
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$692
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$639
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$518
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$995
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$672
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$768
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$830
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$323