Kuala Lumpur vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kuala Lumpur	Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$810	$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$2145
🏠 One person rent	$393	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$471
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1392	$317
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	8
😀 Quality of life	77	33
🏙️ Population	1.98M	297K

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 9% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 6403rd and 6716th ($810 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Malaysia and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 811th and 7709th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Malabo

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	Kuala Lumpur	Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.17	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.8	$25.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.59%	6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1427	$650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$7.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$2.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$3.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$4.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$4.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$64.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8723	$5445

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Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$645
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$532
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$670
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$604
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$669
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$682
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$543
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$529
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$695
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$679
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$565
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$619
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$620
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3059
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$481
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$539
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$470
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$490
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$536
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$560
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$461
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$570
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$719

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