Kuwait City vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$1344
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3476
$2912
🏠 One person rent
$716
$726
🏘️ Family rent
$1240
$1094
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$46.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1981
$419
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
43
8
😀 Quality of life
77
31
🏙️ Population
2.99M
297K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 9% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 4189th and 4477th ($1461 vs $1344) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kuwait and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.3 months in Malabo. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 1096th and 8777th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Malabo

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Kuwait City Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$9.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$2.56
☕ Cappuccino
$5.67
$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$831
$922
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$400
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$730
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$203
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7223
$841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2046
$648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.5
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$8.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$3.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$6.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$5.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$5.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.98
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.2
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8046
$6284

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$711
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$1281
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$707
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$556
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$551
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$664
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$492
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$465
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$546
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$489
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$476
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$581
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$823
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$574
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$569
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$523
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$487
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1037
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$627
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$931
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1309
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1192
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1109
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$565
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$554
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$546
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$547
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$479

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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