Jeddah vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2695
$2326
🏠 One person rent
$511
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$868
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$498
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$42.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2204
$341
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
45
8
😀 Quality of life
75
34
🏙️ Population
4.7M
297K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 38% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 4828th and 6389th ($1123 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1110th and 7611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$17.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.69
 Cappuccino
$4.08
$6.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2216
$848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$640
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$1.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$7.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$5.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$4.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$5.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$4.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.3
$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$29.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$68.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6009
$5705

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$940
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$1096
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$837
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$853
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$895
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$895
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$915
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$491
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$828
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$492
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$934
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1094
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$524
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$324
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$488
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$940
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$944
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$988
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$490
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$988
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$314
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$333
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$278
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1586
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$294
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$550
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$491
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$686
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$393
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$935
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$489
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$350
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$806
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$868
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$491

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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