Lisbon vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lisbon	Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1738	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4010	$2326
🏠 One person rent	$1101	$175
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$533
🍽️ Food expenses	$405	$498
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$42.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1351	$341
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	8
😀 Quality of life	82	34
🏙️ Population	546K	297K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 114% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 2758th and 6389th ($1738 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Malabo. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 437th and 7611th 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	$13	$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$17.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$6.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1300	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2473	$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1564	$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6911	$848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3548	$640
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$1.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$5.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.48	$5.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.11	$4.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.6	$29.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$68.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16143	$5705

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162

Cities near Malabo

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