Essen vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$2145
🏠 One person rent
$690
$149
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$471
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$317
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
8
😀 Quality of life
94
33
🏙️ Population
587K
297K

The cost of living in Essen is 95% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 3685th and 6716th ($1443 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 2nd in Germany and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Germany vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 33rd and 7709th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$25.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$7.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$2.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$3.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$4.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$4.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$64.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$5445

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

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Distance City Cost of living
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$655
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$601
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$1265
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$764
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$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