Harare vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$2326
🏠 One person rent
$427
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$498
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$42.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$341
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
37
8
😀 Quality of life
43
34
🏙️ Population
2.15M
297K

The cost of living in Harare is 25% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 5611th and 6389th ($1012 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Zimbabwe and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 6695th and 7611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.03
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$17.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.69
 Cappuccino
$3.09
$6.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$640
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$7.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$7.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$5.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$4.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$5.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$4.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$29.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$68.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$5705

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$890
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$810
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$830
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$729
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$731
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$662
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$761
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$871
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$953
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$834
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$756
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$685
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$725
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$591
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$515
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$500
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$582
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$585
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$498
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$670
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$516
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$526
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1139
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$670
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1116
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1090
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$554
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$600
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1028
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$574
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$663
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1017
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$534
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1079
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$939
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$841

Cities near Malabo

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$710
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$655
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1368
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$933
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$374
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$638
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$651
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1201
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$906
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$794
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1686
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$714
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$764
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$469
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$846
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$1036
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$702
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$886
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$878
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$879
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$537
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$659
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$658
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$635
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1262
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$774
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$704
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$666
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1133
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$759
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$757
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$787
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$699
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$526
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1019
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$735
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$710
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$755
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$377