Fortaleza vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$2145
🏠 One person rent	$328	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$471
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$317
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	42	8
😀 Quality of life	56	33
🏙️ Population	2.43M	297K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 0.6% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 6696th and 6716th ($745 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in Brazil and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Brazil vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 5747th and 7709th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Malabo

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	Fortaleza	Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$25.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$7.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$3.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$4.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$64.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$5445

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$685
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$595
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$488
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$603
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$604
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$557
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$558
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$550
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$564
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$568
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$563
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$561
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$561
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$589
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$569
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$545
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$563
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$534
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$538
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$538
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$557
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$537
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$591
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$547
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$546
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$551
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$503
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$563
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$572
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$543
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$567
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$446
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$600
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$588

Cities near Malabo

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Limbe	$655
69 km or 43 mi	Buea	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Douala	$1265
123 km or 77 mi	Kumba	$764
142 km or 88 mi	Calabar	$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