Houston vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1344
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$2912
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$1094
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$459
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$46.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$419
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	8
😀 Quality of life	95	31
🏙️ Population	2.3M	297K

The cost of living in Houston is 68% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 1354th and 4477th ($2265 vs $1344) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th and 1st in the United States and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check the United States vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Houston compared to 0.3 months in Malabo. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 16th and 8777th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Malabo

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	Houston	Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$9.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$2.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$922
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$400
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$730
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$203
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$8.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$3.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$5.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$5.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$6284

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221

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