Dubai vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$1344
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$2912
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$726
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$1094
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$46.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$419
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
8
😀 Quality of life
90
31
🏙️ Population
3.94M
297K

The cost of living in Dubai is 80% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 1039th and 4477th ($2420 vs $1344) 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 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 203rd and 8777th 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
$10.2
$9.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$2.56
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$922
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$400
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$730
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$203
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$8.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$3.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$5.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$5.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$6284

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

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