Essen vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1344
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2912
🏠 One person rent
$682
$726
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$1094
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$46.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$419
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
8
😀 Quality of life
95
31
🏙️ Population
587K
297K

The cost of living in Essen is 16% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 3860th and 4477th ($1561 vs $1344) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 1st in Germany and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Germany vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 0.3 months in Malabo. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 17th and 8777th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Malabo

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Essen Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$9.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$2.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$922
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$400
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$730
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$203
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$8.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$3.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$5.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$5.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$6284

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

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