Lisbon vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$1413
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$3075
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$772
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$1217
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$482
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$45.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$365
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	9
😀 Quality of life	84	26
🏙️ Population	546K	297K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 34% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 2357th and 4227th ($1889 vs $1413) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Portugal and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Portugal vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 0.3 months in Malabo. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 479th and 8913th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Malabo

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	Lisbon	Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$903
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$305
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$26.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$7.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$6.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$7.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$5.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$6.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$5.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$86
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$5489

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231

Cities near Malabo

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Limbe	$755
69 km or 43 mi	Buea	$665
108 km or 67 mi	Douala	$1363
123 km or 77 mi	Kumba	$849
142 km or 88 mi	Calabar	$397
218 km or 135 mi	Aba	$674
226 km or 140 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
238 km or 148 mi	Bata	$1241
244 km or 152 mi	Umuahia	$961
264 km or 164 mi	Bafoussam	$793
273 km or 169 mi	Owerri	$1774
287 km or 179 mi	Bamenda	$698
305 km or 189 mi	Yaounde	$671
331 km or 206 mi	Enugu	$563
331 km or 206 mi	Awka	$878
347 km or 216 mi	Onitsha	$1051
381 km or 237 mi	Libreville	$708
388 km or 241 mi	Warri	$926
443 km or 275 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
450 km or 279 mi	Trindade	$1044
451 km or 281 mi	Benin	$632
497 km or 309 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
520 km or 323 mi	Owo	$664
555 km or 345 mi	Akure	$644
583 km or 362 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
606 km or 377 mi	Abuja	$1514
622 km or 387 mi	Ife	$778
645 km or 401 mi	Osogbo	$705
664 km or 413 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
666 km or 414 mi	Lagos	$1102
673 km or 418 mi	Ibadan	$752
687 km or 427 mi	Jos	$810
696 km or 433 mi	Minna	$852
702 km or 436 mi	Oyo	$664
705 km or 438 mi	Ilorin	$526
709 km or 441 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
739 km or 459 mi	Bauchi	$781
746 km or 464 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
762 km or 473 mi	Cotonou	$793
767 km or 477 mi	Kaduna	$393