Jeddah vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$2145
🏠 One person rent	$512	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$471
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$317
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	45	8
😀 Quality of life	76	33
🏙️ Population	4.7M	297K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 55% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 4650th and 6716th ($1146 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 860th and 7709th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Malabo

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	Jeddah	Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$25.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$7.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$2.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$3.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$4.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$4.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$64.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$5445

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486

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